The host Dallas Mavericks defeated the Utah Jazz on Thursday, 112 - 105, in overtime at American Airlines Center. Dallas (21 - 32) bounced back from two straight losses with a clutch overtime victory against the surging Jazz. Despite Utah leading for much of the game, Dallas was able to pull close at the end of regulation and dominate OT. Forward Harrison Barnes led the Mavericks' offense, scoring 31 points on 12 - of - 20 shooting. Veteran Dirk Nowitzki, meanwhile, scored 20 points including the shot that forced the Jazz into overtime. Nowitzki's veteran presence and scoring touch has been an integral part of the Mavericks' season beginning to turn around. The team failed to find outside shooting on Thursday, hitting only five three - pointers, but made over 50 percent of its shots from the field on the night. Utah (34 - 20), meanwhile, snapped a four - game winning streak with the overtime collapse. The Jazz had led for most of regulation but seemingly ran out of steam at the end of the game, ceding plenty of offense to the Mavericks in OT. Utah saw 36 points from All-Star forward Gordon Hayward, but had a sub - par offensive night outside of his performance. The team hit 13 three - pointers but shot five percent worse from the field than their opponent. Dallas will host the Magic on Saturday, while Utah will host the Celtics.
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