The Utah Jazz clearly made the right choice in signing up George Hill, as the 9 year National Basketball Association (NBA) veteran was instrumental in their victory. The game where the Utah Jazz beats the Dallas Mavericks had a final score of 97-81 with George Hill leading the charge putting in 25 points Wednesday night.
George Hill and his team that led to a game where the Utah Jazz beats the Dallas Mavericks is astounding but not surprising. Hill came to the Jazz via three way trade between the Utah Jazz, Atlanta Hawks, and the Indiana Pacers last summer. The nine year veteran has posted an average of 18 points or more in all five games. He is the only Jazz player to do so. He carried that streak on Wednesday's match up.
George Hill's superb play making and leadership skills are very much welcomed by Utah Jazz coach, Quin Snider. Sources has quoted the coach saying that some of the things George Hill is doing is what is expected of him and is very pleased with George's performance, hitting crucial shots at the clutch moments of the game. Snider also commended Hill's leadership qualities.
When asked about his thoughts regarding the Mavericks, George Hill was quoted saying that numbers and game stats are not that important. In addition, he is just happy that his team trusts him in controlling the tempo of the game and he is just trying his best to make the play happen.
The Utah Jazz beats the Mavericks with George Hill at the helm, as Dallas trailed the entire game with the exception of its early stages with the score of 16 to 15. Rodney Hood scored 22 points with 7 rebounds for the Jazz. Rody Gobert posted 12 points 12 rebounds and 3 blocks. Dallas was led by Harrison Barnes with 14 points with Dirk Nowitzki scoring only 4 points on 4 out of 14 shooting after missing two games due to illness.