April 16, 2002 · 8:30 PM EDT
Biggest lead UTA by 3 · DAL by 11 · 12 lead changes
Q3 5:03+10% UTAMalone Driving Layup (18 PTS)UTA 62 · DAL 61
Q3 2:52+10% DALVan Exel 11' Jump Shot (6 PTS)UTA 62 · DAL 65| 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 | UTA | DAL |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 0/0 — | 2/2 100% |
| Paint | 4/12 33% | 3/13 23% |
| Mid-range | 10/27 37% | 11/28 39% |
| Corner 3 | 0/4 0% | 2/3 67% |
| Above the break 3 | 2/5 40% | 2/9 22% |
| KMKarl MaloneF | 39 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 10-19 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | -7 | 57.8% |
| AKAndrei KirilenkoF | 38 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 6-11 | 0-2 | 6-6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 66.0% |
JS John StocktonG | 38 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +2 | 33.5% |
| SPScott PadgettF | 24 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 6-8 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 84.5% |
| BRBryon RussellG-F | 24 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 31.8% |
| DMDonyell MarshallF | 22 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -11 | 37.5% |
| JCJarron CollinsC | 18 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 12.9% |
| QLQuincy LewisF | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 100.0% |
GO Greg OstertagC | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | — |
| JSJohn StarksG | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 34.7% |
DNP: John Amaechi
| MFMichael FinleyF | 40 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 13-23 | 3-4 | 6-7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +7 | 67.1% |
DN Dirk NowitzkiF | 37 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 8-17 | 1-3 | 7-7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +3 | 59.8% |
| ENEduardo NajeraF | 33 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 34.2% |
RL Raef LaFrentzC-F | 29 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | +3 | 69.4% |
| NVNick Van ExelG | 26 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2-11 | 0-2 | 7-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +15 | 37.9% |
SN Steve NashG | 25 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 16.7% |
SB Shawn BradleyC | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +8 | 51.0% |
| GBGreg BucknerG | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 25.0% |
| AGAdrian GriffinF-G | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 100.0% |
DNP: Evan Eschmeyer
12:00Jump Ball LaFrentz vs. Collins: Tip to NashUTA 011:27Nowitzki STEAL (1 STL)UTA 011:23Nowitzki Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)UTA 010:42LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 210:30Malone P.FOUL (P1.T1)UTA 210:22LaFrentz Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)UTA 210:08LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)UTA 29:57MISS Nash 19' Jump ShotUTA 29:34MISS LaFrentz 6' Jump ShotUTA 49:34Jump Ball LaFrentz vs. Kirilenko: Tip to FinleyUTA 49:34LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)UTA 49:30Stockton STEAL (1 STL)UTA 48:57Nowitzki STEAL (2 STL)UTA 48:44Nash OFF.Foul (P1)UTA 48:44Nash Foul Turnover (P1.T4)UTA 48:13Stockton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 67:56MISS Stockton 20' Jump ShotUTA 67:45Nowitzki 20' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Finley 1 AST)UTA 67:20Nash REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 67:16Stockton BLOCK (1 BLK)UTA 67:13MISS Nowitzki 18' Jump ShotUTA 67:01Malone 16' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Kirilenko 1 AST)UTA 86:41MISS Nowitzki 21' Jump ShotUTA 86:30Malone Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)UTA 86:30Nash STEAL (1 STL)UTA 86:25Nash Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)UTA 86:25Stockton STEAL (2 STL)UTA 85:42MISS Malone LayupUTA 105:06Nowitzki REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 104:45Malone 8' Jump Shot (4 PTS)UTA 124:30MISS Nowitzki 25' 3PT Jump ShotUTA 124:26LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)UTA 124:26LaFrentz Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T7)UTA 124:05Nowitzki STEAL (3 STL)UTA 123:56MISS LaFrentz 24' 3PT Jump ShotUTA 123:55Nowitzki L.B.FOUL (P1.T1)UTA 123:34MISS Malone 15' Jump ShotUTA 123:32Nowitzki REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)UTA 123:26Nowitzki 17' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Nash 2 AST)UTA 122:49Malone REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)UTA 142:36Malone Reverse Layup (6 PTS) (Russell 2 AST)UTA 161:57LaFrentz BLOCK (1 BLK)UTA 161:51LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)UTA 161:49Nowitzki Slam Dunk (6 PTS) (Nash 3 AST)UTA 160:36Malone Layup (8 PTS) (Marshall 1 AST)UTA 200:31LaFrentz Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)UTA 200:31LaFrentz Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)UTA 200:16MISS Malone 19' Jump ShotUTA 200:13Bradley S.FOUL (P1.PN)UTA 20The Mavericks beat the Jazz 96-87 at home.
Michael Finley led the Mavericks with 35 points, while Karl Malone led the Jazz with 24 points.
The Mavericks led by as many as 11 points. The lead changed hands 12 times and the score was tied 8 times.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
