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Collins dunk seals Jazz win as Mavericks stumble again

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Agence France-Presse

<div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DCYDlXmMi2H/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A2647314%2C%22ls%22%3A2646896%2C%22le%22%3A2647300.5%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1003" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>John Collins slammed in a game-winning dunk with only six seconds remaining as the Utah Jazz handed a fourth straight loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday.</p><p>The Mavericks, beaten by one score in their previous games, once again suffered an agonizing near-miss as Utah snatched a 115-113 victory.</p><p>Collins led Utah&#x27;s scorers with 28 points -- 13 of them coming in a third quarter rally that saw the Jazz outscore Dallas 38-21 to lead by as much as 16 at one stage.</p><p>But the Mavericks, spurred by a 37-point performance from Luka Doncic, roared back into contention with a dominant fourth quarter that saw them edge into a slender 110-108 lead with just under two minutes remaining.</p><p>Collins scored a tip-in dunk with 37 seconds remaining to put Utah three points clear at 113-110, only for Klay Thompson to tie it at 113-113 with a 28-foot three-pointer.</p><p>With overtime looming however, Jordan Clarkson punished some slack defense by Dallas to pick out Collins under the rim, and the power forward made no mistake to seal a victory which helped improve Utah to 3-8, one place off the bottom of the Western Conference. Dallas, meanwhile, fell to 5-7 with the defeat.</p><p>Collins was one of six Utah players in double figures, with Clarkson adding a crucial 20-point contribution off the bench, and Colin Sexton chipping in with 16.</p><p>Doncic was the pick of the scorers for Dallas, who were without Kyrie Irving. Thompson added 17 points including five three-pointers.</p><p>Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd bemoaned his team&#x27;s recent habit of starting slowly.</p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s gotta be addressed,&quot; Kidd said. &quot;We&#x27;ve talked about it. Now there&#x27;s gotta be action. Someone needs to come with energy. We&#x27;re flat.&quot;</p><div><em>© Agence France-Presse</em></div>

<p>John Collins slammed in a game-winning dunk with only six seconds remaining as the Utah Jazz handed a fourth straight loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday.</p>

John Collins slammed in a game-winning dunk with only six seconds remaining as the Utah Jazz handed a fourth straight loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday.