The Dallas Mavericks (31-26, 12-17 Away) will try to slow down the league’s top scoring team when they travel to face the Sacramento Kings (31-24, 16-12 Home) on Saturday. The teams face off in their second successive game against each other.
Dallas beat Sacramento 122-114 at Golden 1 Center yesterday, their third win in a row and their third straight head-to-head. Kyrie Irving led the Mavericks with 25 points and 10 assists.
De’Aaron Fox had 33 points and six rebounds in the losing effort. The Mavericks are the fourth seed in the Western Conference. The Kings are the third seed in the Western Conference.
The Mavericks’ win on Friday was the teams’ only previous matchup this season. The Mavs have been led this season by Luka Doncic, who is averaging 33.4 points per game, best in the league. Doncic also is contributing 8.2 assists, fifth-most in the league, and 8.9 rebounds per game.
Fox has powered the Kings on offense, averaging 24.4 points per game. Domantas Sabonis is tallying 12.2 rebounds, second-most in the league, and 7.0 assists per game. The Kings are the most explosive offense in the NBA with 119.4 points per game.
The Mavericks are 5-4 in nine visits to Golden 1 Center. Dallas has won three in a row away from American Airlines Center this season. In the last 10 games, Dallas is 6-4 with an average margin of +1.3 (111.4-110.1). Sacramento has split the last 10 (5-5), scoring 116.7 points per game on average while allowing 116.3 (+0.4 margin).
MAVERICKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Dorian Finney-Smith: 26.5 | 15.3 | +11.2
Christian Wood: 16.7 | 27.7 | -11.0
Points per game:
Spencer Dinwiddie: 23.0 | 17.7 | +5.3
Christian Wood: 8.3 | 17.7 | -9.4
Rebounds per game:
Christian Wood: 6.0 | 8.2 | -2.2
Assists per game:
Luka Doncic: 4.0 | 8.2 | -4.2
KINGS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Assists per game:
De’Aaron Fox: 8.0 | 6.3 | +1.7
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Dallas Mavericks (-140)
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