The Dallas Mavericks (15-8, third in the Western Conference) will take on the Minnesota Timberwolves(17-5), who are currently in first place in the Western Conference.
Thursday evening, 8:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Dallas
With a victory over Minnesota, Dallas will have the opportunity to extend its current winning run to four games.
So far, the Mavericks have a record of 10-6 against teams from the Western Conference. With a total of 120.2 points scored and a field goal percentage of 47.3%, Dallas finds itself in second place in the Western Conference.
The Timberwolves have a record of 12-3 while competing against teams from the Western Conference. The average number of points scored by Minnesota is 112.7, and the team has a 6.8-point advantage over its opponents.
Over the course of this season, the Mavericks have made 47.3% of their shots from the field, which is 4.3 percentage points greater than the Timberwolves have allowed their opponents to make (43.0%). During this season, the Timberwolves have made an average of 11.7 three-pointers per game, which is 1.5 shots less than the Mavericks, who have allowed an average of 13.2 made shots per competition.
Top performers for the Mavericks include Luka Doncic, who is averaging 32.0 points per game, 8.2 rebounds, and 8.9 assists over the course of the season. Tim Hardaway Jr. has been playing for Dallas for the previous ten games, and he has been shooting 40.4% while averaging 11.3 points and 1.9 rebounds per game.
Rudy Gobert is contributing to the Timberwolves’ success by averaging 13.3 points, 12.2 rebounds, and 2.5 blocks per game. Minnesota’s Karl-Anthony Towns has scored an average of 21.6 points per game over the course of the last ten games.
The Mavericks have a record of 6-4 over their last ten games, with an average of 115.9 points, 42.0 rebounds, 25.7 assists, 7.2 steals, and 5.6 blocks per game. Additionally, they have a field goal percentage of 45.9%. The average number of points scored by their opponents per game is 113.3.
The Timberwolves have a record of 8-2 throughout this season, with an average of 112.5 points, 46.8 rebounds, 26.2 assists, 6.2 steals, and 6.9 blocks per game, while shooting 46.9% from the field. Overall, their opponents have scored 104.8 points on average.
INJURIES: Josh Green is out with an elbow injury, Maxi Kleber is out with a toe injury, Kyrie Irving is out with a heel injury, and Derrick Jones Jr. is out with a quad injury.
Jaylen Clark is sidelined with an Achilles injury, and Anthony Edwards is playing day-to-day due to a hip injury.
