Utah Jazz (1-7, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (4-4, 11th in the Western Conference)

Dallas; Friday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Utah Jazz travel to play the Utah Jazz in an NBA Cup in-season tournament group play matchup.

Dallas finished 26-56 overall, 14-37 in Western Conference play and 16-25 at home during the 2025-26 season. The Mavericks allowed opponents to score 119.6 points per game and shoot 47.8% from the field last season.

Utah finished 22-60 overall and 12-40 in Western Conference games during the 2025-26 season. The Jazz averaged 117.6 points per game while shooting 46.7% from the field and 34.5% from 3-point distance last season.

INJURIES: Mavericks: Max Christie: day to day (hip), Santi Aldama: day to day (knee), Tarik Biberovic: day to day (heel), Sergio De Larrea: out (knee), Dereck Lively II: day to day (foot).

Jazz: Jusuf Nurkic: out (foot), Jaren Jackson Jr.: out (knee).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.