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Utah Jazz Vs Dallas Mavericks: Preview, Start Time, Injury Report, How To Watch

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The Utah Jazz have their second game in a row against the Dallas Mavericks. Last time they played, Lauri Markkanen and Jusuf Nurkic rested, and the Jazz lost by a lot. What was lost in all the talk about the Jazz was that it was the back end of a back-to-back for the Jazz as well as the Mavericks, but Utah was on the road. Utah didn’t have their legs the whole night and shot just 27%. We’ll see if they do better in this one, but this will be the third game in four nights, so it may be a little bit of the same.

Injury Report

The Jazz will be without Lauri Markkanen again in this one. We’ll also see if Jusuf Nurkic plays or doesn’t like last time.

Jazz Injury Report:

OUT – Elijah Harkless (G League – Two-Way)

OUT – Walker Kessler (left shoulder; injury recovery)

OUT – Lauri Markkanen (illness)

OUT – Georges Niang (left foot; fourth metatarsal stress reaction)

OUT – John Tonje (G League – Two-Way)

OUT – Oscar…

— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) January 16, 2026

The Mavs will also be missing some players. It’s not clear if Adam Silver will pay attention to this or if it’s just the Jazz that get the magnifying glass.

The Mavs will be out Cooper Flagg, P.J. Washington and Daniel Gafford again today…

Max Christie is probable as he returns from illness #MFFLhttps://t.co/bmS2pYjHSU

— Kevin Gray Jr. (@KevinGraySports) January 17, 2026

How to watch

When: Saturday, January 17, 2026 – 3:00 PM MT

Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX

Channel: KJZZ, Jazz+