Dallas keeps finding new ways to lose in the clutch. Thursday night the Mavericks dropped their fourth game in a row — by a total of eight points — when a defensive miscommunication left Luka Doncic in no-man's land and Utah's Jordan Clarkson whipped a pass right past him to John Collins for a game-winning dunk.

It's a win that brings the Jazz to their third win of the year for a 3-8 overall record, and evens the season series against the Mavericks on the year 1-1. In the end, we saw John Collins make the game-saving play on the offensive end with just under seven seconds to go,

The Utah Jazz front office has made it clear that the 2024-25 season is about evaluating and growing young talent. The coaching staff has made development the priority. They’ve said it over and over and I’ve said it over and over — this season is about the young guys.