Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks survived Tuesday’s matchup with the Sacramento Kings, winning 100-98, and now they’re set as road favorites on Thursday ag

The Utah Jazz’s young core came away believing in themselves after an overtime loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

BOTTOM LINE: Utah will try to end its four-game slide when the Jazz play Dallas. The Jazz are 7-18 in Western Conference games. Utah gives up 127.1 points and has been outscored by 7.3 points per game. The Mavericks are 8-16 in Western Conference play. Dallas is 4-9 in games decided by 10 or more points.

According to ESPN's Tim MacMahon, the chance of a Markkanen trade is still in play, yet signs seem to point towards the Jazz continuing to build around their All-Star-level forward for the foreseeable future, while focusing on being more competitive come next season.

One night, you're accepting another yearly award. The next night, you hit the shot of the day. As Shai Gilgeous-Alexander calmly found his spot in the mid-range, he swished in a jumper to send it into overtime and save his squad from another day full of ridicule. Walking to the bench, he was zeroed in on a badly-needed win.

The Utah Jazz and Portland Trail Blazers meet Monday at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. Tip-off is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET.

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Williams will start Thursday's game against Dallas, Grant Afseth of DallasHoopsJournal.com reports. Williams is in line for his first start of the 2025-26 campaign despite providing little production in his recent play as a reserve. Svi Mykhailiuk will retreat to a bench role as a result of the lineup shift.