Jazz at full strength, Mavs far from it on Christmas
The Utah Jazz-Dallas Mavericks game is not quite the matchup the NBA envisioned for Christmas Day when the league scheduled the Western Conference teams for the final game of the holiday lineup.
Though the Jazz will be at full strength, the Mavericks will be far from it when they square off Saturday night at Salt Lake City.
Dallas will be without at least nine players. Seven are out due to COVID-19 protocols -- Luka Don