Mavericks 111, Jazz 95
Game 80: MVP candidate Dirk Nowitzki scored 22 in Mavericks' win that dashed the Jazz's postseason aspirations.
TONIGHT
JAZZ at SPURS
At AT&T Center
Today, 6:30 p.m.
TV: KJZZ, Ch. 14
Radio: 1320AM
PROBABLE STARTERS
MATT HARPRING BRUCE BOWEN
(12.6 ppg, 5.2 rpg) (7.6 ppg, 3.9 rpg)
MEHMET OKUR TIM DUNCAN
(17.9 ppg, 9.2 rpg) (18.7 ppg, 11.1 rpg)
CARLOS BOOZER NAZR MOHAMMED
(16.1 ppg, 8.6 rpg) (6.2 ppg, 5.2 rpg)
DERON WILLIAMS TONY PARKER
(10.6 ppg, 4.3 apg) (19.1 ppg, 5.8 apg)
DEVIN BROWN MANU GINOBILI
(7.6 ppg, 2.5 rpg) (15.1 ppg, 3.5 rpg)
GAME NOTES: This ends the season's final trip for the Jazz, whose five-game win streak — and playoff hopes — fell Sunday at Dallas . . . It also caps a back-to-back set for defending NBA-champ San Antonio, which won Sunday at Minnesota to clinch best record/top playoff seed in the West . . . Spurs Tony Parker (flu-like symptoms) and Manu Ginobili (bruised calf) both played Sunday . . . With a win, San Antonio sweeps its series with Utah for the fifth time in six seasons . . . The Spurs have won 21 of their last 23 vs. the Jazz, who've lost 13 straight in San Antonio.
JAZZ ALMANAC
RECORD: 40-40
HOME: 21-19
AWAY: 19-21
STREAK: L1