Irving pours in 30 and Grimes scores 24 as Dallas wins again without Doncic, 106-94 over Utah | Sports
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. Takeaways 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