Luka Doncic #77 of the Dallas Mavericks reacts as the Dallas Mavericks score against the Utah Jazz in the second half of a preseason NBA game at American Airlines Center on October 06, 2021 in Dallas, Texas.
Luka Doncic had 19 points, six rebounds and five assists in just 19 minutes of his preseason debut and Dallas won its opener under new coach Jason Kidd.
Boban Marjanovic added 14 points, hitting a pair of 3-pointers later in the third quarter, and Jalen Brunson had 10 points and eight assists for the Mavericks.
Rookie Jared Butler scored 22 points for the Jazz, who rested Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert and most of their regulars while falling to 0-2.
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