(My Sportsbook) - The Utah Jazz resume a three-game road trip on Saturday against the Dallas Mavericks. The Jazz snapped a five-game skid as the visitor in Memphis on Friday when Dero Ronnie Brewer added 21 points for the Jazz, who have won five of six overall and improved to 8-12 as the visitor on the year. Mehmet Okur and Andrei Kirilenko dropped 13 points each in the win. In injury news for the Jazz, forward Paul Millsap (knee) is doubtful for Saturday's game. The Mavs, meanwhile, lost their fourth straight game and the opener of a quick two-game homestand on Wednesday when New Orleans' Chris Paul tallied 33 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds and seven steals, leading the Hornets to a 104-97 victory over Dallas at American Airlines Arena. The Hornets had not posted a regular season win in Dallas since their days in Charlotte, when they defeated the Mavs on January 24, 1998. The team had lost the following 13 games in Dallas before Wednesday's win. Jason Terry led the Mavericks with 28 points, while Dirk Nowitzki contributed 20 points and 13 rebounds in Dallas' third loss in its last 26 regular season meetings with the Hornets. Antoine Wright was the only other player in double- figures with 15 for the Mavs. Dallas, which is 12-7 in "Big D" and will be attempting to avoid its first five-game skid of the year, had dropped three of its past four games to the Jazz, including a 97-88 setback in Salt Lake City on December 26. |
