This Wednesday, the (33-32) Dallas Mavericks will travel to New Orleans, LA to take on the (31-34) New Orleans Pelicans. Tipoff will be at 7:30 PM EST inside the Smoothie King Center. This will be the fourth and final meeting between these two teams this regular season, as the Mavs won the last battle, 111-106.
The Dallas Mavericks are coming into this one after falling to the Phoenix Suns and battling with the Jazz on Tuesday night. They will have to be more aggressive on the defensive end of the court if they want to challenge the Pelicans on the road.
The New Orleans Pelicans are entering this game after falling to the Sacramento Kings, 123-108. They struggled on both ends of the floor, as they will have to be more efficient in this one if they want to pick up another win at home.
This article was written/published before last night's results.
The Dallas Mavericks are currently in seventh place in the Western Conference standings, as they are 13 games back from the first-place Denver Nuggets. On offense, they are scoring 114 points per game and they have shot 47.5% from the floor. This is the 17th most points scored per contest and the 14th-highest team shooting percentage. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Mavs have the seventh-highest adjusted offensive rating in the NBA. Luka Doncic continues to lead the way on the offensive end of the court, as he is scoring 33.4 points per game on 50.4% shooting from the floor. Dallas has also shown that they have multiple players that can make it rain from behind the arc. They have knocked down 37% of their shot deep, which is the ninth-highest three-point shooting percentage in the league. Unfortunately, they have not taken advantage of their trips to the charity stripe. The Dallas Mavericks are only making 75% of their shots at the lin e, which is the 26th-highest free-throw shooting percentage.
On the defensive end of the court, the Mavericks are holding their opponents to 113.2 points per game and they have forced them to shoot 48.7% from the floor. This is the 14th most points surrendered per game and the 26th-highest shooting percentage allowed. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Mavericks have the 23rd-lowest adjusted defensive rating in the NBA. They have had issues contesting shots in the paint, but their perimeter defense has continued to save them. They are forcing their opponents to shoot 35.1% from deep, which is the seventh-lowest three-point shooting percentage allowed. The Dallas Mavs are also snatching 38.5 rebounds per game, which is the least in the league. They will have to crash the offensive and defensive glass if they want to stay competitive in these games.
Injury Report: Maxi Kleber PF (Hamstring) is questionable.
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