Doncic and Dallas visit Lillard and the Trail Blazers

Sun, Jan 15, 2023
NBA News (AP)

Dallas Mavericks (24-20, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (20-22, 11th in the Western Conference)

Portland, Oregon; Sunday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: A pair of the NBA's top scorers, Damian Lillard and Luka Doncic, meet when Portland and Dallas take the court. Lillard ranks ninth in the NBA averaging 28.5 points per game and Doncic leads the league averaging 33.8 points per game.

The Trail Blazers are 14-13 in Western Conference games. Portland is 11-13 against opponents over .500.

The Mavericks are 18-9 in conference games. Dallas has a 7-8 record in games decided by at least 10 points.

The teams meet for the fourth time this season. The Trail Blazers won 136-119 in the last matchup on Jan. 15. Lillard led the Trail Blazers with 36 points, and Spencer Dinwiddie led the Mavericks with 25 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Lillard is averaging 28.5 points and 7.1 assists for the Trail Blazers. Jerami Grant is averaging 20.2 points over the past 10 games for Portland.

Doncic is averaging 33.8 points, nine rebounds, 8.8 assists and 1.6 steals for the Mavericks. Christian Wood is averaging 18.8 points over the last 10 games for Dallas.

LAST 10 GAMES: Trail Blazers: 3-7, averaging 114.3 points, 44.5 rebounds, 24.3 assists, 7.2 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 48.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.2 points per game.

Mavericks: 6-4, averaging 116.2 points, 38.9 rebounds, 21.7 assists, 4.9 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 48.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.1 points.

INJURIES: Trail Blazers: Nassir Little: out (hip), Justise Winslow: out (ankle).

Mavericks: Maxi Kleber: out (hamstring), Josh Green: out (elbow), Dorian Finney-Smith: out (adductor), Christian Wood: out (ankle).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.