Second-year Utah Jazz coach Will Hardy slammed his team’s performance in the wake of a 147–97 loss to the Mavericks on Wednesday night in Dallas.
“That was an absolutely horrendous performance from start to finish,” Hardy said. “That was a masterpiece of dogs---. It seemed like the Mavericks were moving at a different pace than we were from start to finish.”
Ouch.
The 50-point loss dropped the Jazz to 7-14 on the season. It was the franchise’s second-worst loss ever, behind only a 56-point defeat at the hands of the Bucks in 1979 when the franchise was based in New Orleans.
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Mavericks star Luka Dončić finished with 40 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in just three quarters of action and moved into ninth on the career triple-doubles list with 60.
The 50-point loss is the latest data point in a season full of road woes for Utah. The Jazz dropped to 1-11 away from home this season. The 10 road losses is tied for the worst mark in the NBA.
