Mavericks vs Jazz 8/10/20 - NBA Picks & Predictions

On Monday, the Dallas Mavericks look for their second consecutive victory when playing the Utah Jazz. Dallas defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 136-132 in their most recent outing on Saturday. Luka Doncic scored 36 points, pulled down 14 rebounds and handed out 19 assists in the overtime victory. Dallas is seventh in the Western Conference standings.

Luka Doncic is leading Dallas in scoring and assists with averages of 29.1 points and 8.9 assists per game. Power forward Kristaps Porzingis is the second leading scorer and the leading rebounder with averages of 20.1 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. Dallas has five players averaging double-figures in scoring.

Utah lost its second straight after falling to the Denver Nuggets 134-132 in double overtime on Saturday.  The game was overshadowed by two malfunctions in the clock during the latter part of the first overtime. Donovan Mitchell led the Jazz in the loss with 35 points. Utah is in sixth place in the Western Conference just two games ahead of Dallas.

Donovan Mitchell is leading in scoring for Utah with an average of 24.2 points per game, while Rudy Gobert is the leading rebounder with an average of 13.6 per game and Joe Ingles is the leader in assists with an average of 5.2 per game. Utah six players averaging double-figures in scoring.