Brunson's scintillating performance leads Mavericks past Jazz to even series in Doncic's absence

Jalen Brunson scored a career-high 41 points, Maxi Kleber had 25 with eight of Dallas' playoff-record 22 made three-pointers and the Mavericks, without superstar Luka Doncic, evened up their first-round series with a 110-104 win over the Utah Jazz in Game 2 on Monday night in Dallas.

Kleber, who had made only 19 per cent of his three-point attempts since the All-Star break, was 8-of-11 from beyond the arc when the Mavs needed them the most. His three-pointer with 4:21 put Dallas ahead to stay at 99-98, and he then added another on the next possession.

Game 3 is Thursday night in Utah, where Dallas has lost its last 11 games.

MAXI KLEBER IS A LASER!<br><br>He's up to 8 3-pointers for the <a href="https://twitter.com/dallasmavs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@dallasmavs</a>