Dallas Mavericks (10-11, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. New York Knicks (10-12, 11th in the Eastern Conference)
New York; Saturday, 12:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks visit the New York Knicks. Doncic leads the NBA scoring 33.6 points per game.
The Knicks are 4-6 on their home court. New York has a 3-2 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Mavericks are 1-8 in road games. Dallas is 5-3 in one-possession games.
TOP PERFORMERS: Julius Randle averages 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Knicks, scoring 21.1 points while shooting 33.1% from beyond the arc. Jalen Brunson is shooting 49.1% and averaging 21.9 points over the past 10 games for New York.
Doncic is averaging 33.6 points, 8.7 rebounds, 8.7 assists and 1.9 steals for the Mavericks. Spencer Dinwiddie is averaging 16.3 points and 2.8 rebounds while shooting 46.9% over the last 10 games for Dallas.
LAST 10 GAMES: Knicks: 4-6, averaging 117.9 points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks per game while shooting % from the field. Their opponents have averaged 118.3 points per game.
Mavericks: 4-6, averaging 110.4 points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks per game while shooting % from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.9 points.
INJURIES: Knicks: Ryan Arcidiacono: day to day (ankle).
Mavericks: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
