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Irving pours in 30 and Grimes scores 24 as Dallas wins again without Doncic, 106-94 over Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Kyrie Irving scored 30 points and Quentin Grimes had 24 points to power the short-handed Dallas Mavericks over the Utah Jazz 106-94 on Saturday night.
Dallas led the entire game despite playing without Luka Doncic (right wrist), Klay Thompson (left foot) and Dante Exum (right wrist). Naji Marshall left in the second quarter and didn’t return because of illness.
P.J. Washington had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Mavericks, who have won four of five games - all without Doncic.
The Jazz have lost seven of their last eight games. Lauri Markkanen scored 19 points and Walker Kessler had 18 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks for Utah.
The Mavericks led by as many as 20 in the first quarter, thanks to Grimes' quick start with four 3s in the quarter.
Mavericks: Dallas made everything look easy when they were shooting 9 for 13 from 3-point range in the first quarter but they had some droughts when Irving wasn't on the floor. The Mavericks had just one point in the first 5:15 of the fourth quarter and the Jazz cut it to 87-82.
Jazz: Utah played with energy but couldn't shoot, even when they were able to generate open looks. The Jazz shot 35.8% from the field and only had 20 assists.
After watching the Jazz claw within five points while he was resting, Irving made a 3-pointer, then stole the ball and assisted Grimes for a layup to make it 92-82 with 6:19 to play.
Grimes was 5 for 6 on 3-point shots but 0 for 4 on free throws at one point in the first half. He finally made a free throw in the fourth quarter, finishing 1 for 6 from the line and 9 for 16 from the field with five 3s.
Utah hosts the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday while the Mavericks have their own back-to-back Sunday night at Portland.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Dereck Lively II vs. Walker Kessler (John Collins gains possession) | ||
| 11:45 | | Quentin Grimes blocks John Collins's two point driving layup | ||
| 11:43 |  | Quentin Grimes defensive rebound | ||
| 11:27 | | +3 | Kyrie Irving makes three point stepback jump shot | 3-0 |
| 11:06 | | Naji Marshall personal foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | ||
| 10:56 | | Lauri Markkanen misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 10:53 | | Walker Kessler offensive rebound | ||
| 10:53 | | +2 | Walker Kessler makes two point tip layup | 3-2 |
| 10:40 | | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point driving hook shot (Kyrie Irving assists) | 5-2 |
| 10:23 | | Walker Kessler misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 10:21 | | Quentin Grimes defensive rebound | ||
| 10:17 | | Kyrie Irving misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:14 | | Dereck Lively II offensive rebound | ||
| 10:13 | | +3 | Quentin Grimes makes three point jump shot (Dereck Lively II assists) | 8-2 |
| 10:13 | | Keyonte George shooting foul (Quentin Grimes draws the foul) | ||
| 10:13 | | Quentin Grimes misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 10:12 | | John Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 9:55 | | +2 | Walker Kessler makes two point cutting dunk (John Collins assists) | 8-4 |
| 9:42 | | Quentin Grimes misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:42 | | Jazz defensive rebound | ||
| 9:27 | | +2 | Lauri Markkanen makes two point dunk (Walker Kessler assists) | 8-6 |
| 9:13 | | Keyonte George personal foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul) | ||
| 9:11 | | +3 | Quentin Grimes makes three point jump shot (Kyrie Irving assists) | 11-6 |
| 8:58 | | Keyonte George misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:57 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 8:39 | | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (Kyrie Irving assists) | 14-6 |
| 8:37 | | Jazz 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:14 | | Keyonte George misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:11 | | Quentin Grimes defensive rebound | ||
| 8:05 | | P.J. Washington misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:05 | | Dereck Lively II offensive rebound | ||
| 8:02 | | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point tip dunk | 16-6 |
| 7:49 | | Dereck Lively II blocks Collin Sexton's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:49 | | Kyrie Irving defensive rebound | ||
| 7:47 | | Kyrie Irving turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 7:37 | | Collin Sexton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:33 | | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | ||
| 7:25 | | P.J. Washington misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:21 | | P.J. Washington offensive rebound | ||
| 7:21 | | P.J. Washington misses two point tip layup | ||
| 7:20 | | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | ||
| 7:18 | | Quentin Grimes personal foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | ||
| 7:16 | | Lauri Markkanen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:13 | | John Collins offensive rebound | ||
| 7:13 | | +2 | John Collins makes two point tip dunk | 16-8 |
| 6:58 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point turnaround jump shot (Dereck Lively II assists) | 18-8 |
| 6:45 | | +2 | Walker Kessler makes two point alley-oop dunk (Keyonte George assists) | 18-10 |
| 6:32 | | Kyrie Irving turnover (bad pass) (Walker Kessler steals) | ||
| 6:28 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point running layup | 18-12 |
| 6:15 | | +3 | Naji Marshall makes three point jump shot (Kyrie Irving assists) | 21-12 |
| 5:56 | | Keyonte George misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:52 | | Mavericks defensive rebound | ||
| 5:39 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point alley-oop layup (Daniel Gafford assists) | 23-12 |
| 5:39 | | Isaiah Collier shooting foul (Kyrie Irving draws the foul) | ||
| 5:39 | | +1 | Kyrie Irving makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 24-12 |
| 5:29 | | Isaiah Collier offensive foul (Quentin Grimes draws the foul) | ||
| 5:29 | | Isaiah Collier turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:21 | | Kyrie Irving misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 5:19 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 5:03 | | +2 | Brice Sensabaugh makes two point turnaround jump shot | 24-14 |
| 4:47 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:45 | | Daniel Gafford offensive rebound | ||
| 4:44 | | +3 | Quentin Grimes makes three point jump shot (Daniel Gafford assists) | 27-14 |
| 4:22 | | +3 | Brice Sensabaugh makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Collier assists) | 27-17 |
| 4:08 | | Daniel Gafford offensive foul (Keyonte George draws the foul) | ||
| 4:08 | | Daniel Gafford turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:53 | | +3 | Brice Sensabaugh makes three point jump shot (Keyonte George assists) | 27-20 |
| 3:35 | | +3 | Quentin Grimes makes three point stepback jump shot (Kyrie Irving assists) | 30-20 |
| 3:25 | | Isaiah Collier turnover (bad pass) (Daniel Gafford steals) | ||
| 3:20 | | Quentin Grimes misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 3:17 | | Drew Eubanks defensive rebound | ||
| 2:56 | | Maxi Kleber blocks Drew Eubanks's two point floating jump shot | ||
| 2:54 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 2:47 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:45 | | Brice Sensabaugh defensive rebound | ||
| 2:41 | | Isaiah Collier misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 2:36 | | Keyonte George offensive rebound | ||
| 2:35 | | Keyonte George turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 2:35 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:20 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point driving layup (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 32-20 |
| 1:50 | | Lauri Markkanen misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:47 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 1:41 | | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (Jaden Hardy assists) | 35-20 |
| 1:20 | | Brice Sensabaugh misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:16 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 1:12 | | Brice Sensabaugh shooting foul (Jaden Hardy draws the foul) | ||
| 1:12 | | +1 | Jaden Hardy makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-20 |
| 1:12 | | +1 | Jaden Hardy makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-20 |
| 0:52 | | Drew Eubanks misses two point hook shot | ||
| 0:50 | | Jaden Hardy defensive rebound | ||
| 0:48 | | Jaden Hardy turnover (bad pass) (Brice Sensabaugh steals) | ||
| 0:44 | | Brice Sensabaugh misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:42 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 0:38 | | +3 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes three point pullup jump shot | 40-20 |
| 0:32 | | Isaiah Collier misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:29 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 0:23 | | Jaden Hardy misses two point running layup | ||
| 0:21 | | Drew Eubanks defensive rebound | ||
| 0:04 | | +2 | Lauri Markkanen makes two point driving dunk (Drew Eubanks assists) | 40-22 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:40 | | Maxi Kleber turnover (bad pass) (Drew Eubanks steals) | ||
| 11:36 | | Drew Eubanks turnover (bad pass) (P.J. Washington steals) | ||
| 11:34 | | P.J. Washington misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:32 | | Collin Sexton defensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point pullup jump shot (Lauri Markkanen assists) | 40-24 |
| 10:58 | | Jaden Hardy misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:56 | | Collin Sexton defensive rebound | ||
| 10:51 | | +3 | Micah Potter makes three point running jump shot (Collin Sexton assists) | 40-27 |
| 10:31 | | Daniel Gafford turnover (traveling) | ||
| 10:05 | | P.J. Washington blocks Micah Potter's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:02 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 9:57 | | Johnny Juzang blocks Spencer Dinwiddie's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:54 | | Spencer Dinwiddie offensive rebound | ||
| 9:52 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point driving floating jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 42-27 |
| 9:34 | | +3 | Lauri Markkanen makes three point bank jump shot (Drew Eubanks assists) | 42-30 |
| 9:18 | | Naji Marshall misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 9:15 | | Drew Eubanks defensive rebound | ||
| 9:10 | | Johnny Juzang misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:07 | | Johnny Juzang offensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | +2 | Johnny Juzang makes two point pullup jump shot | 42-32 |
| 9:04 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:56 | | Lauri Markkanen personal foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul) | ||
| 8:47 | | Naji Marshall misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:43 | | Johnny Juzang defensive rebound | ||
| 8:30 | | Drew Eubanks misses two point hook shot | ||
| 8:29 | | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | ||
| 8:16 | | Kyrie Irving misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:13 | | Drew Eubanks defensive rebound | ||
| 8:04 | | Collin Sexton misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 8:00 | | Drew Eubanks offensive rebound | ||
| 8:00 | | Drew Eubanks misses two point tip layup | ||
| 7:59 | | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | ||
| 7:56 | | +2 | Quentin Grimes makes two point running layup (Kyrie Irving assists) | 44-32 |
| 7:34 | | Lauri Markkanen misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:32 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 7:32 | | P.J. Washington personal foul (Loose ball) (Drew Eubanks draws the foul) | ||
| 7:28 | | Kyrie Irving personal foul (Lauri Markkanen draws the foul) | ||
| 7:23 | | Lauri Markkanen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:19 | | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | ||
| 7:15 | | Johnny Juzang shooting foul (Quentin Grimes draws the foul) | ||
| 7:15 | | Quentin Grimes misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | ||
| 7:15 | |