April 8, 2002 · 9:00 PM EDT
Biggest lead DAL by 9 · UTA by 5 · 14 lead changes
Q4 10:56+18% DALVan Exel 25' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Griffin 2 AST)DAL 80 · UTA 75
Q4 8:01+17% UTAStockton 25' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Malone 3 AST)DAL 84 · UTA 81Q4 5:35+26% DALVan Exel 27' 3PT Jump Shot (18 PTS)DAL 91 · UTA 88| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1SA Kings | 61 | 21 | .744 | — |
2LA Lakers | 58 | 24 | .707 | 3.0 |
3SA Spurs | 58 | 24 | .707 | 3.0 |
4DA Mavericks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 4.0 |
5MI Timberwolves | 50 | 32 | .610 | 11.0 |
6PO Trail Blazers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 12.0 |
7OK Thunder | 45 | 37 | .549 | 16.0 |
8UT Jazz | 44 | 38 | .537 | 17.0 |
9LA Clippers | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22.0 |
10PH Suns | 36 | 46 | .439 | 25.0 |
11HO Rockets | 28 | 54 | .341 | 33.0 |
12DE Nuggets | 27 | 55 | .329 | 34.0 |
13ME Grizzlies | 23 | 59 | .280 | 38.0 |
14GS Warriors | 21 | 61 | .256 | 40.0 |
| Zone | DAL | UTA |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 1/2 50% | 0/1 0% |
| Paint | 4/12 33% | 2/4 50% |
| Mid-range | 22/40 55% | 11/31 35% |
| Corner 3 | 0/1 0% | 2/3 67% |
| Above the break 3 | 6/17 35% | 3/11 27% |
SN Steve NashG | 34 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 6-19 | 2-7 | 3-3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +10 | 41.8% |
| MFMichael FinleyF | 34 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 10-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 52.6% |
| NVNick Van ExelG | 33 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 6-13 | 2-3 | 6-6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +6 | 63.9% |
| ENEduardo NajeraF | 27 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | +10 | 64.4% |
RL Raef LaFrentzC-F | 27 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 58.3% |
| GBGreg BucknerG | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +8 | 42.9% |
| AGAdrian GriffinF-G | 19 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +10 | 51.0% |
SB Shawn BradleyC | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +11 | 40.0% |
DN Dirk NowitzkiF | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 62.5% |
| WZWang Zhi-zhiC | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +3 | 83.3% |
| TS% | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AJ Avery JohnsonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | — |
| Totals | 240 | 105 | 46 | 22 | 43-91 | 6-18 | 13-15 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 23 | ||
| Shooting | 47.3% | 33.3% | 86.7% | 53.8% |
DNP: Evan Eschmeyer
| BRBryon RussellG-F | 40 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 5-13 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 50.4% |
| AKAndrei KirilenkoF | 38 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 4-12 | 0-1 | 6-9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -9 | 43.9% |
KM Karl MaloneF | 37 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 7-17 | 0-0 | 8-9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 52.5% |
| JSJohn StocktonG | 31 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 7-11 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 71.5% |
| DMDonyell MarshallF | 28 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -7 | 62.8% |
| DSDeShawn StevensonF-G | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 33.3% |
| JCJarron CollinsC | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 64.4% |
| RLRusty LaRueG | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 36.8% |
| SPScott PadgettF | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 43.6% |
| JAJohn AmaechiC-F | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | — |
GO Greg OstertagC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 41.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 96 | 40 | 17 | 33-79 | 5-14 | 25-31 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 17 | ||
| Shooting | 41.8% | 35.7% | 80.6% | 51.8% |
DNP: John Starks
11:52LaFrentz 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Nash 1 AST)DAL 311:31Nowitzki BLOCK (1 BLK)DAL 311:29LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DAL 311:21MISS Nash LayupDAL 311:21Stockton BLOCK (1 BLK)DAL 311:09Stockton Driving Layup (2 PTS)DAL 311:09Nash S.FOUL (P1.T1)DAL 311:09Stockton Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)DAL 310:37Nowitzki 21' Jump Shot (2 PTS)DAL 510:18Malone Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)DAL 59:46Malone Layup (2 PTS) (Stockton 1 AST)DAL 79:35Nash 7' Running Jump Shot (2 PTS)DAL 99:15Malone STEAL (1 STL)DAL 99:11Nowitzki S.FOUL (P1.T2)DAL 99:09Nowitzki REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DAL 98:57MISS Nash 9' Running Jump ShotDAL 98:44MISS Malone 19' Jump ShotDAL 98:28MISS LaFrentz 25' 3PT Jump ShotDAL 98:23Stockton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DAL 98:19Malone 20' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Stockton 2 AST)DAL 97:29LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DAL 116:53Nash 23' Jump Shot (4 PTS)DAL 136:28Nash 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Finley 1 AST)DAL 166:04Malone Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)DAL 166:04Nash STEAL (1 STL)DAL 165:58MISS Nowitzki 25' 3PT Jump ShotDAL 165:42LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)DAL 165:40Stockton P.FOUL (P1.T2)DAL 165:29MISS Nash 17' Jump ShotDAL 165:26Nash REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DAL 165:25Nash 25' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS)DAL 194:07MISS Nowitzki 26' 3PT Jump ShotDAL 193:50LaFrentz Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)DAL 193:39Malone Layup (6 PTS) (Russell 1 AST)DAL 193:29MISS Van Exel Driving LayupDAL 193:16Van Exel BLOCK (1 BLK)DAL 193:10Van Exel Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)DAL 193:01LaFrentz S.FOUL (P1.T3)DAL 192:47MISS Nowitzki 21' Jump ShotDAL 192:44Bradley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DAL 192:44Bradley Layup (2 PTS)DAL 212:31Van Exel STEAL (1 STL)DAL 212:26Nowitzki 16' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Buckner 1 AST)DAL 232:01Nowitzki S.FOUL (P2.T4)DAL 232:01Malone Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)DAL 232:01MISS Malone Free Throw 2 of 2DAL 232:01Nowitzki REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DAL 231:39MISS Bradley 18' Jump ShotDAL 231:39Malone BLOCK (1 BLK)DAL 230:52Bradley S.FOUL (P1.PN)DAL 250:52Bradley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)DAL 250:33MISS Van Exel 8' Jump ShotDAL 250:08MISS Malone 20' Jump ShotDAL 25The Mavericks beat the Jazz 105-96 on the road.
Nick Van Exel led the Mavericks with 20 points and 8 assists, while Karl Malone led the Jazz with 22 points.
The Mavericks led by as many as 9 points. The lead changed hands 14 times and the score was tied 13 times. The Jazz answered with a 11-0 run at one point.
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