SALT LAKE CITY -- The offseason acquisition of George Hill was a clear upgrade at the point guard position for the Utah Jazz, but few expected this type of production from the nine-year veteran.Hill scored 25 points and the Jazz defeated the Dallas Mavericks 97-81 on Wednesday night.Hill continued to power the Jazz offensively after coming to the team in a three-way trade with the Pacers and Hawks last summer. He has scored 18-plus points in all five games, the only Jazz player to do so.Some of the things that hes doing, you were hopeful that he would do, Jazz coach Quin Snyder said. But youre equally pleased that hes doing them. Hes made big shots at crucial times. What Ive seen is his willingness to (say), `Where do you need me? Do you need me to score? Do you need me to get a stop? Do you want me to lead?The leadership component, to me, is probably the most unique. Thats something our team is responding to.The Mavericks trailed the entire game except for a 16-15 lead at the beginning of the second quarter. After shooting just 37.0 percent in the first quarter, the Jazz hit 49.2 percent the rest of the way. They were 12 for 25 from 3-point range.Im just happy were winning, I dont care about the numbers, Hill said. Just doing what it takes to try to win a game. Im glad my teammates have confidence in me to control the tempo out there and try to make plays.Rodney Hood scored 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds for the Jazz as teammate Rudy Gobert had 12 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks.Harrison Barnes led the Mavericks with 14 points, but they shot just 26.9 percent behind the arc.Its been a tough start for us, Mavs center Andrew Bogut said. No one is going to give us anything easy, so we got to dig ourselves out of this hole.We werent in the game, really from the start. Whatever it was, we were kind of chasing our tails from the start. Our bench did a great job of getting us back in the game. Made a run. We just couldnt sustain it.TIP-INSMavericks: Dirk Nowitzki started after missing the last two games with an illness. He scored nine points on 4-for-14 shooting. ... Point guard Deron Williams, who was drafted by the Jazz No. 3 overall in 2005, was still booed five years after being traded away.Jazz: Derrick Favors matched a season-high with 23 minutes as he works his way back from a knee injury. ... Dante Exum matched a season-high 10 points off the bench.STICKING AROUNDGobert signed a lucrative multi-year extension Tuesday to keep from entering restricted free agency after the season. The 7-foot-1, 245-pound center averaged career-highs in points (9.1), rebounds (11.0) and blocks (2.2) last season and has developed into one of the top defenders in the league. Gobert said the extension puts both he and the team on the same page and reinforces their belief in him. He knows he has to produce, but said there isnt any extra pressure. As a human, it wasnt really impacting my game, but in my mind you think about it a little bit, Gobert said. Now that its done Im focused on basketball and the team.MORE OFFENSEThe Mavericks entered the game ranked No. 15 in the league averaging 103.7 points per game. Coach Rick Carlisle is looking for more on that end of the court, but didnt get it Wednesday. We want to move the ball, Carlisle said. We want to get it in the paint as much as possible. Weve had some tough luck with shot-making, but that will come.UP NEXTMavericks: Host the Portland Trail Blazers and star point guard Damian Lillard on Friday.Jazz: Host the Spurs on Friday after upsetting Kawhi Leonard and company in San Antonio on Tuesday. Cheap Asics Shoes Online Australia . -- Patrick Reed got an early start in golf. 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Retired Canterbury star Sam Perrett believes the Bulldogs can build their NRL future around under-siege halves Moses Mbye and Josh Reynolds.In the eyes of many pundits the Bulldogs underachieved in 2016, culminating in their elimination final exit to Penrith.A month ago a top four spot was a real possibility for the Dogs, now their premiership dreams are over after four successive losses.Mybe and Reynolds have copped much of the criticism for the Dogs lacklustre end to the year.But Perrett said coach Des Hasler should rebuild his side around his halves.When Moey (Mbye) and Grubby (Reynolds) are on they are the best in the competition, Perrett said.There is just that instinct, that rawness about them, and that unpredictability.When everyone is tired guys like Grubby and Moey they seem to be able to make those freakish plays.You would think they dont have that energy in them but they do those sort of things.For me it is just a matter of harnessing that strength of theirs.Critics of Haslers playing style have claimed Mbye and Reynolds havent been able to take ownership oof the team because the Dogs forwards, in particular skipper James Graham, are asked to play first receiver so often.ddddddddddddPerrett said Hasler would look to shake-up the Bulldogs ahead of next season.The wheels are always spinning for Dessie, he is always trying to figure out what is going on, how do we get better, Perrett said.At the end of the day what we did this year wasnt good enough, he will be looking at things and how to fix them.There will be changes.Canterburys NSW back-rower Josh Jackson said fault for the Dogs inconsistent season didnt lie with Hasler.I havent been to another club but I cant imagine there are too many coaches who do as much work as Des does, Jackson saidYou never see him turn up in the morning. He is the first one there and the last one to leave.I dont think there is any player unhappy with Des at all.In the past few weeks it is individual errors that have cruelled us and we have to fix that up next year. ' ' '