The Jazz Scored 22 Second Half Points In A 50-Point Loss In Dallas

The Utah Jazz came into the 2018-19 season with high expectations after a surprising 2017-18 campaign saw them become one of the West’s top teams and they returned pretty much every key contributor.

However, the season has not gotten off to the start they had hoped for as they rolled into Dallas on Wednesday night with a 7-6 record and a disappointing regression on the defensive end. Unfortunately for Utah, they hit a new low point against the Mavericks, scoring 68 points in a staggering 50-point loss to Luka Doncic and company in one of the worst performances from any team this season.

Utah went 25-of-80 from the field (31.3 percent) and 6-of-35 from three point range (17.1 percent) in a dismal night offensively and managed only 22 points in the entire second half. Their 21 turnovers were only four shy of the number of field goals they made, and as one might expect, that led to a lopsided loss. The 22 second-half points were the fewest ever allowed by a Mavs team in a half, and it’s the fewest points scored in an NBA game since 2016, when the Hawks had 68 against…the Utah Jazz.

The last team to lose by 50 was the Grizzlies last season in a 140-79 loss to the Hornets. As for Jazz history, it’s the worst loss since the team moved to Utah.

Dallas’ entire team enjoyed partaking in the festivities against Utah, with Harrison Barnes leading the way with 19 points, along with 14 from J.J. Barea off the bench, and 13 from Luka Doncic and Dwight Powell, each.

Doncic did his damage in 25 minutes of play, including a deep step-back three-pointer to give Dallas a 12-point advantage at the break.

The rookie also had some fun at the expense of reigning DPOY Rudy Gobert with this fake pass that turned Gobert around as Doncic laid it in for two.

Even the troops got in on the act, as a soldier threw down a dunk during a shooting contest during a timeout.

Once the game was out of hand late, the collective frustration of the Jazz boiled over in the form of a couple aggressive fouls on the Mavs, including Barea getting checked into the first row by Derrick Favors.

It was an ugly night for the Jazz on what has been, unfortunately, an ugly season compared to expectations. Hopefully, for Utah, this is the bottom, and they can figure out whatever is going on, but it’s never a good sign when you have three players in double figures and the leading scorer has 11 points on the evening.