Luka Doncic and Key Mavericks Players to Watch vs. the Jazz - March 25

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Mavericks vs. Jazz: Players to Watch

Mavericks Key Players

Doncic is averaging 34.1 points, 9.8 assists and 9 rebounds.

Kyrie Irving averages 25.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 5.3 assists.

Tim Hardaway Jr.'s numbers on the season are 15.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game, shooting 40.5% from the floor and 35.8% from downtown, with an average of 2.8 made 3-pointers.

Daniel Gafford is averaging 10.9 points, 8 rebounds and 1.5 assists.

Dereck Lively is averaging 8.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists. Defensively, he averages 0.7 steals and 1.4 blocked shots.

Jazz Key Players

Sexton is averaging 18.5 points, 2.6 boards and 4.8 assists for the Jazz.

Per game, Lauri Markkanen gets the Jazz 23 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2 assists. He also averages 0.9 steals and 0.5 blocks.

The Jazz are receiving 14.7 points, 8.4 boards and 1.1 assists per game from John Collins.

Jordan Clarkson's numbers on the season are 17.4 points, 3.4 boards and 5 assists per contest. He is making 41.7% of his shots from the field and 29.6% from beyond the arc, with an average of 1.7 treys.

The Jazz get 8.3 points per game from Walker Kessler, plus 7.7 rebounds and 0.9 assists.

Mavericks vs. Jazz Stat Insights

Dallas Key Stats

The Mavericks' +112 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 1.6 points per game) is a result of scoring 118.6 points per game (sixth in the NBA) while giving up 117 per outing (22nd in the league).

Dallas ranks 23rd in the league at 42.4 rebounds per game. That's 2.6 fewer than the 45 its opponents average.

The Mavericks knock down 14.5 three-pointers per game (third-most in the league), 1.3 more than their opponents (13.2). They are shooting 36.9% from beyond the arc (12th in the NBA) while allowing opponents to shoot 36.7%.

Dallas ranks seventh in the league by averaging 115.7 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively is 21st in the NBA, allowing 113.8 points per 100 possessions.

Utah Key Stats

The Jazz have a -290 scoring differential, falling short by 4.1 points per game. They're putting up 116.8 points per game, 11th in the league, and are giving up 120.9 per contest to rank 28th in the NBA.

Utah averages 46 rebounds per game (third in league) while conceding 42 per outing to opponents. It outrebounds opponents by four boards per game.

The Jazz make 1.8 fewer threes per contest than the opposition, 13 (12th in the league) compared to their opponents' 14.8.

Utah records 112.8 points per 100 possessions (17th in league), while allowing 117.6 points per 100 possessions (30th in NBA).

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