Black & Bailey Propel Jazz To Game Four Win
May 9th, 2028 | Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT.
Conference Semi-Finals | Game 3 | Dallas Mavericks (2-1) @ Utah Jazz (1-2)
DAL | 29 | 23 | 33 | 28 | 113
UTA | 31 | 30 | 34 | 37 | 132
Anthony Black made sure he atoned for his goose egg in Game 3, piling up 45 points as the Jazz routed the Mavericks to knot the series at 2 a piece.
| Name | Points | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT |
| PG Kyrie Irving | 25 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8/28 | 7/15 | 2/2 |
| SG Zach LaVine | 20 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7/15 | 5/11 | 1/1 |
| SF Cooper Flagg | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3/8 | 1/3 | 2/2 |
| PF Anthony Davis | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5/9 | 1/3 | 2/2 |
| C Daniel Gafford | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 3/4 |
| C Clint Capela | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6/8 | 0/0 | 2/4 |
| Total | 113 | 40 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 41/89(46%) | 19/43(44%) | 12/15(80%) |
| Name | Points | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT |
| PG Anthony Black | 45 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16/23 | 3/7 | 10/10 |
| SG Cam Thomas | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3/8 | 3/5 | 0/0 |
| SF Ace Bailey | 35 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13/25 | 5/11 | 4/6 |
| PF Robert Williams III | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| C Bam Adebayo | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5/7 | 2/3 | 0/0 |
| C Luigi Suigo | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6/8 | 2/2 | 0/0 |
| Total | 132 | 51 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 49/96(51%) | 15/31(48%) | 19/22(86%) |
Salt Lake City, UT. - The Utah Jazz flexed their muscle at home, dominating the Dallas Mavericks to even the Western Conference semifinal series at two games apiece.
Anthony Black erupted in the fourth quarter, scoring 23 of his 45 points in the decisive final frame to lead Utah to a convincing victory. Ace Bailey added 35 points of his own, continuing his historic playoff run with yet another dominant performance.
Dallas struggled mightily on the offensive end. Kyrie Irving put up 25 points but shot an abysmal 8-for-28 from the field—though his seven made three-pointers kept the Mavericks competitive until Black took over. Cooper Flagg, the Mavericks' superstar forward, was plagued by foul trouble throughout the contest, playing just 25 minutes total after picking up his fourth foul early in the third quarter. By the time the fourth quarter arrived, Flagg's availability was severely limited.
Despite the decisive victory, there was no celebration on the Utah sideline. Head coach Joe Mazzulla addressed the media with a measured, almost stern demeanor.
"All this does is turn a seven-game series into a three-game series," Mazzulla said flatly. "The pattern we've established is win one, lose one. We can't continue that if we want to advance. We have to break that trend—period."
It's a clear acknowledgment that while the win matters, Utah has given themselves no margin for error.
The Jazz will look to seize their first series lead when Game 5 returns to Dallas on Thursday night.
Semi-Final Series
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#4 Cleveland Cavaliers (1-3) @ #1 Atlanta Hawks (3-1)
#3 Indiana Pacers (2-2) @ #2 Toronto Raptors (2-2)
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