By the break, the Mavericks’ first half told a familiar story: flashes of ball movement, rim pressure, and defensive activity, undone by inefficient shooting stretches and an inability to capitalize on the runs they created.

The Mavericks played on Wednesday night and Flagg sustained a left ankle sprain during the contest. He left the game after rolling his ankle when defending Nuggets forward Peyton Watson in the first half. At halftime, the Mavericks ruled Flagg out for the remainder of the game. He scored six points before leaving.

The dismal perspective of the current situation is that the Dallas Mavericks are forced to rely upon two-way contracts and emergency signees to sustain their roster. The sanguine perspective is that those same part-time players might manage to impact a victory.

The Dallas Mavericks (15-26) play the second night of a back-to-back against the Utah Jazz (14-26) on Thursday night as game three of a four game homestand. Dallas lost to the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday, while the Jazz fell in a close one against the Chicago Bulls. These two teams are bad and they’re missing lots of key players

Klay Thompson matched his season high with six 3-pointers and moved into fourth place on career 3-point list, scoring a season-best 26 points to help the Dallas Mavericks beat the Utah Jazz 144-122 on Thursday night.

With his second made 3-pointer in a game against the Utah Jazz, Thompson passed Damian Lillard for fourth all-time in 3s made in the history of the NBA. In a first-half offensive spurt for Thompson, he hit 3-pointers Nos. 2,804-2,806 as the Mavericks built up a double-digit lead into halftime. The second pushed him over Lillard at 2,805.

Colorado Mesa University's men's basketball team extended their winning streak to 15 games with a dominant victory over Westminster at home. The Mavericks led from start to finish, building a 22-point halftime lead and never trailing in the contest.

Klay Thompson igualó su mejor marca de la temporada con seis triples y se colocó en el cuarto lugar de la lista histórica de más encestes de tres puntos, para que los Mavericks de Dallas doblegaran el jueves 144-122 al Jazz de Utah.