Mavericks Look To End Negative Run Against Pacers
The Dallas Mavericks will visit the Indiana Pacers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Wednesday evening.

The Mavericks (6-7) are coming off a 116-93 loss against the Toronto Raptors on Monday. Kristaps Porzingis and his 23 points, nine rebounds and two blocks paced the Mavericks, as the Latvian big man enjoyed a strong performance on both ends of the court. Luka Doncic tallied 15 points, seven rebounds and nine assists. Jalen Brunson started and amassed 13 points, two rebounds and two assists. Trey Burke led the bench with 17 points, three assists and two steals. Tim Hardaway Jr went 0-of-12 from the field to go scoreless. The Mavericks have been trending in the wrong direction of late, though, and they enter this matchup on a three-game losing streak while posting a meager 2-3 mark over their last five contests. Dallas has allowed at least 112 points in each of those losses while failing to score above the 102-point mark in two defeats as well, signaling issues and adjustments that need to be made on both ends of the court.

Dwight Powell, Maxi Kleber, Josh Richardson and Dorian Finney-Smith have all been listed as game-time calls for Wednesday. All four players are dealing with COVID-19 symptoms.

The Pacers (8-5) were one of the few teams that didn't play on MLK Day this Monday, meaning they should be well rested before this contest. Their most recent game ended in a 129-96 loss against the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday, although they were seriously depleted in that matchup -- something that will happen here as well. The Pacers were led by Doug McDermott, who totaled 23 points and two assists on 9-of-12 from the field. Domantas Sabonis amassed 19 points, 14 rebounds, six assists and two steals. Malcolm Brogdon generated 16 points, two rebounds and eight assists while Justin Holiday had 15 points, three rebounds and two steals. Indiana ended its two-game winning streak with this loss and has posted a 2-3 record over its last five contests.

The injury woes are real for the Pacers, as they won't have Myles Turner (hand), Caris LeVert (abdomen) and T.J. Warren (foot) -- this means they'll be missing three would-be starters. Jeremy Lamb (knee) and JaKarr Sampson (back) are both game-time calls for this tilt.
Posted on: 1/19/2021 10:42 AM
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