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Utah Jazz: Game at a glance
Rockets 113, Jazz 96
Game 3: Houston broke an 80-80 tie with a 7-0 early fourth quarter burst en route to a 113-96 win.
JAZZ ALMANAC
RECORD: 1-2
HOME: 1-1
AWAY: 0-1
STREAK: L1
The Jazz split four games with the Mavericks last season, but they've lost four straight and 11-of-12 at Dallas. ... Mavs star Dirk Nowitzki has scored 30-plus in his last three home games vs. Utah. ... This opens a back-to-back set for Dallas, which has won two straight on the road over the Los Angeles Clippers and Lakers. ... Former Jazz first-rounder Kris Humphries is averaging 5.7 points in 14.7 bench minutes for the Mavs.
TONIGHT
JAZZ AT MAVERICKS
TODAY, 6:30 p.m.
FSN
PROBABLE STARTERS
C. Boozer, F
(16 ppg, 11.5 rpg)
D. Nowitzki, F
(26.3 ppg, 9.3 rpg)
A. Kirilenko, F
(10.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg)
S. Marion, F
(16.7 ppg, 8 rpg)
M. Okur, C
(13 ppg, 6 rpg)
E. Dampier, C
(9.3 ppg, 8.7 rpg)
D.. Williams, G
(24.5 ppg, 11 apg)
J. Kidd, G
(3 ppg, 9 apg)
R. Brewer, G
(16.5 ppg, 5 rpg)
Q. Ross, G
(3.3 ppg, 0 rpg)
GAME NOTES
The Jazz split four games with the Mavericks last season, but they've lost four straight and 11-of-12 at Dallas. ... Mavs star Dirk Nowitzki has scored 30-plus in his last three home games vs. Utah. ... This opens a back-to-back set for Dallas, which has won two straight on the road over the Los Angeles Clippers and Lakers. ... Former Jazz first-rounder Kris Humphries is averaging 5.7 points in 14.7 bench minutes for the Mavs.














