Dallas Mavericks (12-8, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (8-12, 13th in the Western Conference)
Portland, Oregon; Sunday, 9 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mavericks -7.5; over/under is 228.5
BOTTOM LINE: Dallas will attempt to continue its three-game win streak with a victory against Portland.
The Trail Blazers have gone 7-11 against Western Conference opponents. Portland is 5-9 against opponents with a winning record.
The Mavericks are 8-6 against Western Conference opponents. Dallas is fifth in the Western Conference with 34.0 defensive rebounds per game led by P.J. Washington averaging 7.1.
The Trail Blazers are shooting 42.8% from the field this season, 1.7 percentage points lower than the 44.5% the Mavericks allow to opponents. The Mavericks are shooting 48.3% from the field, 2.1% higher than the 46.2% the Trail Blazers' opponents have shot this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Deni Avdija is averaging 11.4 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists for the Trail Blazers.
Kyrie Irving is scoring 24.8 points per game and averaging 4.8 rebounds for the Mavericks.
LAST 10 GAMES: Trail Blazers: 5-5, averaging 104.9 points, 43.8 rebounds, 22.7 assists, 9.5 steals and 7.2 blocks per game while shooting 42.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.3 points per game.
Mavericks: 7-3, averaging 119.8 points, 46.9 rebounds, 25.5 assists, 8.3 steals and 6.2 blocks per game while shooting 49.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.8 points.
INJURIES: Trail Blazers: Donovan Clingan: out (knee), Scoot Henderson: day to day (quad), Matisse Thybulle: out (ankle), Kris Murray: day to day (chest), Jerami Grant: day to day (knee), Robert Williams III: out (concussion).
Mavericks: Klay Thompson: day to day (foot), Dante Exum: out (wrist), Daniel Gafford: day to day (illness), Naji Marshall: day to day (illness), Luka Doncic: day to day (wrist).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
