Jazz close out Mavericks to end 5-game losing streak; Pacers beat Hornets

Anthony Edwards becomes third-youngest subordinate successful NBA to scope 10,000 vocation points arsenic Wolves clasp disconnected Cavs.

Lauri Markkanen had 33 points and 7 rebounds and the Utah Jazz snapped a five-game losing streak with a 116-114 triumph implicit the Dallas Mavericks successful the NBA.

Keyonte George had 19 points and 7 assists for the location broadside connected Thursday.

Cooper Flagg led the Mavericks with 26 points, ​10 rebounds and 8 assists, portion Klay Thompson scored 23 points.

Dallas moved up 107-100 with 4:39 remaining, ⁠but Utah answered with a 16-4 tally to determination up 116-111 with 29 seconds left.

Markkanen finished 14 of 26 from the tract with 7 rebounds and 4 assists for Utah, who person won their archetypal ​two meetings against Dallas this season.

The Mavericks committed 20 turnovers ‌and mislaid for the 5th clip successful their past 7 games.

Meanwhile, Pascal Siakam scored 18 of his ‌30 points successful the archetypal fractional and deed the winning changeable arsenic ‍the Indiana Pacers ‍snapped a 13-game losing streak successful a 114-112 triumph against the big Charlotte Hornets.

Collin Sexton’s imaginable tying changeable was disconnected the people successful the last ⁠second arsenic the Hornets mislaid successful the last seconds for the 2nd nighttime successful ​a row. Siakam scored connected a go-ahead thrust with 11.5 seconds left. ‍He made 12 of 23 shots with 3 3-pointers and besides grabbed 14 rebounds. TJ McConnell racked up 23 points disconnected the Pacers’ bench, Aaron Nesmith supplied 16 points and Jay Huff added 10 ‍points.

LaMelo Ball ⁠had a game-high 33 points, aided by 7 3-point baskets, successful his archetypal crippled coming disconnected the seat since his rookie play (2020-21). Miles Bridges posted 19 points, Kon Knueppel had 18 points and Sexton finished with 11 points.

In Minnesota, Julius Randle scored 28 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and dished 8 assists to assistance the location broadside clasp connected to bushed Cleveland.

Jaden McDaniels finished with ​26 points connected 11-for-14 shooting for Minnesota, which won its ‌fourth crippled successful a row. Anthony Edwards scored 25 points connected 10-for-20 shooting, and Rudy Gobert recorded a double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds.

Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points connected 10-for-20 shooting to pb Cleveland, which ‌lost for the 2nd clip successful its past 3 games. He added 8 assists. Sam Merrill scored 22 points disconnected ‌the bench, and Jarrett Allen notched a double-double with ⁠11 points and 10 boards.

Edwards became the third-youngest subordinate successful NBA past to scope 10,000 vocation points astatine 24 years and 156 days. He was beaten to the people by conscionable LeBron James (23 years, 59 days) and Kevin Durant (24 years, 33 days). Edwards is 1 of 7 players who person deed 10,000 points earlier property 25, with Kobe Bryant, Luka Doncic, Tracy McGrady and Carmelo Anthony besides successful that group.

“To beryllium honest, it’s cool, but I cognize I’ve got a batch much to go, truthful it’s truly nothing, for real,” Edwards said aft the win. “I’m benignant of sick that I got successful beforehand of Kobe. I wished I would’ve waited similar 100 days oregon something, but yeah, it’s each good.”