DALLAS -- What a bummer before heading to the beach.
The Dallas Mavericks couldn’t have entered their extended All-Star break in much more miserable fashion.
The Mavs failed to protect a 15-point lead Tuesday night against the Utah Jazz. They managed to give up a 3-pointer while leading by three in the final seconds of regulation. And they got beat by a Gordon Hayward buzzer-beater in overtime, the 121-119 loss marking the Mavs’ fourth defeat in five games.
“Honestly, I was just thinking, ‘How’d we lose the game?’” said Mavs center Zaza Pachulia, who switched onto Hayward on the final possession but couldn’t stop the Jazz star from hitting a tough stepback jumper.