J.J. Barea enjoyed a pleasant surprise when Monta Ellis lined up beside him in the backcourt after it looked as if Dallas' leading scorer would have to sit with a left hip injury. The diminutive guard from Puerto Rico took over offensively anyway. Barea scored 15 of his season-high 22 points in the third quarter and the Mavericks went into the All-Star break by holding on for a ragged 87-82 victory against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400579089
