Mavericks beat Jazz 112-100 to open NBA Cup play 2-0
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The gist
The Dallas Mavericks beat the Utah Jazz 112-100, with Cooper Flagg posting 21 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists.
The win lifted Dallas to 5-4 after a two-game skid, with NBA Cup group games still ahead.
Background
The Dallas Mavericks are an NBA team coached by Dusty May, and Cooper Flagg is a Mavericks player who led the team with 21 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists against Utah. The Jazz game followed a two-game Dallas skid, including a 115-100 loss to the previously winless Sacramento Kings, and opened a three-game home stand. It was also part of the Emirates NBA Cup group stage, an in-season tournament whose games count in the standings.
How it unfolded
- Nov 2, 2026The Mavericks lost 115-100 to the then-winless Sacramento Kings, snapping a three-game winning streak; Daniel Gafford and Walter Clayton Jr. scored 20 points apiece.
- Nov 4, 2026The San Antonio Spurs beat Dallas 112-111 at Frost Bank Center, as Victor Wembanyama posted career highs of 52 points and 24 rebounds plus eight blocks and Kyrie Irving's contested 15-foot turnaround missed with three seconds left.
- Nov 5, 2026The loss dropped Dallas to 4-4, its second straight defeat, while the Spurs won their sixth in a row to reach 6-2.
- Nov 6, 2026Dallas beat the Utah Jazz 112-100 at American Airlines Center, improving to 5-4 and 2-0 in Emirates NBA Cup games; Flagg had 21 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, Morez Johnson Jr. grabbed 17 rebounds (10 offensive) and PJ Washington scored 26 with six three-pointers, while Lauri Markkanen scored 24 for Utah.
- Nov 6, 2026Utah fell to 1-7 with the loss.
Key terms
- NBA Cup
- An annual NBA tournament held during the regular season, split into group stage and knockout rounds.
- three-pointers
- A basketball shot made from beyond the three-point line, worth three points.
Source: Wikipedia
Who’s saying what
- Coach
- Mavericks coach Dusty May said of the Spurs: "I think they have a really unique scheme on both sides of the ball... They play to their personnel well."
- Player
- Kyrie Irving said of the in-season tournament that "depending on which team you play against, some teams are taking it serious, some teams aren't... it's a good kind of pressure environment to have early in the season."