Hayward didn’t commit a single turnover while leading the Jazz to a short-handed win with Derrick Favors (knee soreness) sidelined. Monday’s matchup versus the Mavericks will be treated as a must-win game by both teams, and Dallas might not have an answer for Hayward at small forward minus Chandler Parsons (knee). Hayward has also been heating up lately, with averages of 20.4 points (48.0 FG, 30.4 3Pt, 82.1 FT), 7.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.4 threes, 1.2 steals, and 0.6 blocks in 38 minutes over the last five contests.
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Coach Erik Spoelstra admitted it was uncertain whether or not Johnson (shoulder) would be available for the postseason, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports. “I’m not anticipating anything further from that,” Spoelstra said of the guard. “If it gets to the point where we need to make a discussion, we will.”
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