The Dallas Mavericks (9 - 4) continued thier hot start to the season and grabbed their sixth win in a row Friday night as they beat the Utah Jazz (6 - 6) 102 - 93. It was a close game but Dallas' 35 - 17 second quarter gave them a big enough cushion to be able to maintain the lead for the whole second half. Utah was led by Gordon Hayward who finished with 22 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Hayward shot a strong 8 - 14 from the field and 2 - 4 from deep. Derrick Favors had another big night for the Jazz with 18 points on 9 - 14 shooting, seven rebounds and two assists. Rudy Gobert was looking healthy in his third game back after being out with an ankle injury. Gobert tallied 12 rebounds and eight points in 35 minutes. Alec Burks did not shoot well, going 4 - 14 and 1 - 5 from deep, but went 6 - 6 from the free - throw line and finished with 15 points in 30 minutes off the bench. The Jazz as a team had a meagre 14 assists on 35 made field goals. Dirk Nowitzki had lots of help from his teammates but that did not stop him from putting in work of his own against the agile Utah big men on Friday night. Dirk finished with 19 points on efficient 8 - 12 shooting, including 3 - 3 from long range; he also had four rebounds, two assists and three blocks in 32 minutes. Deron Williams led the Mavs in scoring with 23 points, on 7 - 13 shooting, along with eight assists, six rebounds and three steals. Zaza Pachulia is still getting it done as he put up a formidable 15 points and 12 rebounds in 38 minutes for the Mavericks. Dirk and Zaza have to be one of the oldest starting front - courts in the league but that has not seemed to be a problem so far this season. Next up for Dallas is a visit to OKC on Sunday where they will look to prove their rank as one of the top dogs in the West. Meanwhile, Utah is going to catch OKC on the second night of a back to back as OKC visits on Sunday.
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