Dallas (36-38 SU, 28-43-3 ATS) travels to North Carolina to take on Charlotte (24-51 SU, 33-39-3 ATS) on Sunday at 1pmET.
These teams played on March 24 with the Hornets shocking the Mavs 117-109 in Dallas as a 15.5-point dog.
The Dallas Mavericks currently sit in 11th place, just outside the playoff picture with only eight games remaining in the season. The Mavs have lost three straight games including the disheartening home loss to these Charlotte Hornets on Friday night at home, falling behind by as much as 21-points in the game before a rally fell short. Luka Doncic led the way with 34 points and ten rebounds but couldn't prevent the Mavericks from losing for the sixth time in eight games.
“Just understanding the talk before the game of what we’re playing for, for playoffs or a championship, and to come out in that first half but more or less the first quarter and give up 37, the interest level wasn’t high,” Dallas coach Jason Kidd said.
After reaching the Western Conference Finals last season and then making a high-profile trade for all-star guard Kyrie Irving at the trade deadline , the Mavericks are now struggling just to qualify for the play-in game. One of the reasons for the team's struggles has been a lack of continuity. Friday night marked the first time that Irving and Doncic had been on the floor together since March 8th. In that time, the Mavericks have gone from as high as the fifth seed in the conference all the way down to 11th with under ten games to play.
Key Injuries: G/F Tim Hardaway (illness) is probable for Sunday's game.
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