Utah brings some Jazz to Town

By Mo Diaby
This was destined to be a great night of basketball as the Jazz, led by Dallas' own Deron Williams, came into town to exact revenge on the Mavs who coincidentally ended Utahs' last winning streak of 7 games. The Jazz, coming off a thrilling victory over the Magic, were one of two teams in the NBA having swept a 2 game series over another team thus far into the season.

The Mavs looking to keep their streak alive, especially since they have a 6 game homestretch came out shooting hot early (including 7 from behind the arc) and took a 29-4 lead early. But the Jazz having already come back from big leads to win games 8 times this season, were determined to make a contest out of this one. Behind the aggressive plays of Deron Williams in the first 3 Qtrs, came alive in the 4th to tie the game up at 89 a piece on a play that sent the Mavs talented defensive big (Tyson Chandler) to the bench with his 6th foul.

But the Mavs switched gears and behind patented Jumpshots by Nowitzki and timely shots by Jason Terry in the 4th (including a dagger with 7.6secs to go) closed this one out.

Play of the game: with 29secs to go, and the Mavs up by 2, Dirk Nowitzki drove past Al Jefferson and drew in the Jazz defense, and calmly found Jet for the 3 to seal the game.

Hot hand of the Game: Deshawn Stevenson made 5 3pts from beyond the arc in this game
The Mavs, have gone Streaking!

Special Night: The Mavs continued their annual Seats for Soldiers as season ticket holders donated floors seats to injured veterans. The Mavs are 6-1 in such games.