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Irving’s late run helps push Mavericks past Jazz 120-116 – Cache Valley Daily

Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving, front, drives to the basket past Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen (23) and Talen Horton-Tucker (0) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, March 7, 2023, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving hit a clutch 3-pointer and scored 17 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter, and Luka Doncic added 29 points and 10 rebounds as the Dallas Mavericks beat the short-handed Utah Jazz 120-116 Tuesday night. Utah trailed 118-115 with 3.7 seconds to play when Talen Horton-Tucker was fouled and sent to the line for two shots. After sinking the first, his intentional miss slammed directly off the backboard and didn’t hit the rim, giving Dallas possession. “Just aimed too high,” Horton-Tucker said. “I wanted to hit the back rim.” Irving’s 3-pointer from the right side gave Dallas a 112-108 lead with 2:33 to play and was part of an 8-0 run that put the Mavericks ahead 115-108. Dallas (34-32) began the day in seventh place in the West and finished the night tied for fifth place, improving to 3-5 in games in which both Irving and Doncic have played. Irving went into play leading the

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