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Nathan Karseno
Jan 17, 2026
Updated at Jan 17, 2026, 17:18
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As the Mavs throttled the Utah Jazz on Thursday, Klay Thompson wasn't the only Maverick to walk away having made franchise history.

Other than the season-high in scoring and winning margin, the headliner from the Dallas Mavericks' last game against the Utah Jazz on Thursday was veteran sharpshooter Klay Thompson hitting his 2,809th career three-pointer to surpass Damian Lillard for fourth on the NBA's all-time list.

Dallas cruised to a 144-122 win in the front half of a back-to-back with Utah this week.

Thompson wasn't the only Maverick to accomplish a historic feat in the game.

Jason Kidd earned his 195th win since manning the Dallas sidelines as head coach. He moved into fourth place on the Mavs' all-time wins list, passing Avery Johnson. He now sits behind Rick Carlisle (555), Don Nelson (339) and Dick Mota (329).

For his career as a head coach, Kidd has 378 victories with the Mavericks, Brooklyn Nets and Milwaukee Bucks. The 2011 NBA Champion as a player with Dallas is now in his fifth season as the franchise's head coach after parting ways with Carlisle.

For as long as Kidd has been the head coach of Dallas, there's been one figure in the locker room that's been there every step of the way: reserve big man Dwight Powell.

Against the Jazz this week, Powell also made Mavericks history as he moved into ninth place on the team's all-time rebounds list.

Powell is currently the longest-tenured Mav after coming to the team by way of the trade involving Rajon Rondo from the Boston Celtics in the 2014-15 season.

Known for his infectious energy on and off the court, the 6-11 forwarrd/center has grabbed 3,086 boards to move him past No. 10 Rolando Blackman on the franchise list.

“I’m so happy for Dwight. That’s so cool. His Mavs career is incredible, his longevity, his commitment and dedication to his craft. And just how hard he plays — I love being out there on the floor with Dwight," Thompson said postgame.

"I’m so happy for him. To be top 10 in rebounds in franchise history, that’s nothing to sneeze at. You say that about any ball club, that you’re top 10 in rebounds pulled down for a franchise. That’s special. So, I’m so happy for him. He deserves it.”

Hall of Famer Dirk Nowitzki maintains an insurmountable lead at the top of the category with 11,489 rebounds. Sam Perkins sits in second with 4,589.

Powell and Thompson are each expected to return to the floor for the Mavs' second game this week against the Jazz, lining up at American Airlines Center on Saturday for a 4 p.m. matinee.

Dallas will remain without star forward Anthony Davis, and regular rotation pieces Cooper Flagg and Daniel Gafford are banged up with ankle injuries, meaning reserve players such as Powell and Jaden Hardy will need to carry a large load.

Though most Mavs fans would prefer the team to tank the rest of the season with Davis and Kyrie Irving serving as regulars on the injury report, Thursday's blowout of Utah shows that they're still too good of a roster to associate themselves with the true bottom-feeder teams across the league.

We will see if Saturday is any different.