Jazz 121, Mavericks 119 (OT)
DALLAS -- Gordon Hayward put a tough shooting night behind him by drilling a game-winning, fall-away jumper to beat the buzzer in overtime and give the Utah Jazz a 121-119 victory against the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center.
It was the Jazz's seventh consecutive victory, and one that for most of the night didn't look as if it would happen. Utah fell behind by 11 in the first quarter, 15 in the second, and never really challenged until tightening the defensive screws in the fourth quarter to erase an 87-78 deficit.
Dallas was on its way to victory, leading 110-107 with one last Jazz possession to go. Utah forward Rodney Hood, who finished with a game-high 29 points, forced overtime by burying a high-arching 3-pointer over Dallas forward Chandler Parsons, who was practically in Hood's jersey.
In overtime, Hood had a chance to potentially seal it on a breakaway, but instead of going in for a dunk, he tried to lay it, and Parsons retreated to make the block. It was initially ruled goaltending, but a review reversed the call with 39.1 seconds to go and forced a jump ball at midcourt.
Jazz center Rudy Gobert won the jump but tipped it to Dallas forward Dirk Nowitzki. After a timeout, Chandler, who had another solid offensive night with 24 points on 8-of-16 shooting, couldn't hit the jumper to give the Mavs the lead, setting up Hayward's heroics.
Hayward had seven points after three quarters but finished with 20, plus four assists and five rebounds.
Dallas played its league-leading eighth overtime game and took only its second loss in the extra period. It will be a tough one to swallow for the Mavs, who head into the All-Star break with a 29-26 record.
Meanwhile, the streaking Jazz got a big road win that takes them above .500 at 26-25.
Jazz forward Derrick Favors was instrumental in the fourth-quarter comeback. All 16 of his points came in the second half. He also had eight rebounds and six assists. Gobert finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Mavs guard Deron Williams had 23 points, Nowitzki and guard Raymond Felton each had 17 points, and guard Wesley Matthews had 16.
NOTES: Mavericks G Devin Harris missed his ninth consecutive game with a sprained big toe. Coach Rick Carlisle said he is optimistic that Harris will be ready to return at the end of the All-Star break. ... F Dirk Nowitzki grabbed nine rebounds to pass Otis Thorpe and move into 34th place on the NBA's career list. ... Dallas entered Tuesday's game on a 10-game home winning streak over Utah dating to 2010. ... Dallas does not play again until Feb. 19 at Orlando. ... Jazz G Trey Burke missed Tuesday's game with an illness. G Raul Neto started in his place and scored eight points. ... Utah finishes the pre-All-Star portion of its schedule at New Orleans on Wednesday.