The Utah Jazz (26 - 25) defeated the Dallas Mavericks (29 - 26) 121 - 119 in overtime at American Airlines Center on Tuesday thanks to a long buzzer - beating two - pointer from Gordon Hayward. The win marks Utah's seventh in a row. Over the course of the win streak, the Jazz have owned the NBA's best defense, holding opponents to an average of under 87 points per game. The win against Dallas, however, improves Utah's record to just 2 - 18 when their opponents score 100 or more points. The defense - minded team managed to change their gameplan to defeat Dallas, however, shooting a high percentage and keeping an up - tempo offense. Rising star Rodney Hood led the Jazz with 29 points. Hood has seen an increased role for Utah in his sophomore season, as he has received an uptick in minutes and shot attempts. Hood led the team with 26 field goal attempts against Dallas in 43 minutes, while also pulling down five rebounds and dishing five assists. Despite being the offensive center of attention, Hood did not commit a turnover. Small forward Gordon Hayward also came up huge for Utah, scoring 20 points including a game - winning fadeaway. Hayward has led Utah with an average of 20 points per game in 2015 - 16. Despite the extended playing time, the normally prolific shot - blocking Jazz frontcourt only managed to send back two shots, while Dallas recorded just one block as a team in 53 minutes. The Mavericks have now lost four of their last five, and are increasingly in danger of losing ground to Utah and Portland in the Western Conference playoff race. The overimte loss came at an unfavorable time for the sliding Mavs, who could be sitting just one game out of the lottery by the All-Star break. Dallas did not go down without a fight, however. Small forward Chandler Parsons led the team with 24 points on 8 - for - 16 shooting while also recording a block and a steal. Point guard Deron Williams, meanwhile, had a strong outing, going for 23 points and hitting 11 of 13 at the free - throw line. Dallas poured in 11 team three - pointers, edging out the Jazz, but could simply not score as efficiently as their opponents on Tuesday. The Jazz will travel to New Orleans, where Mardi Gras celebrations should still be in full effect, on Wednesday for their final game before the All-Star break. Dallas, on the other hand, will not return to action until they take on the Magic on Feb. 19.
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