Game 79. Hornets in Dallas to play the Mavericks, who are just a game behind us in the standings. Big game.
The 47-31 Mavs have looked serious their last two games, blowing out the Suns and Jazz at American Airlines Center. Nowitzki has been stepping up, averaging 31.3 points on 64.3 FG% the past three games. J.J. Barea has also been giving them a lift off the bench recently.
Dallas have the 8 seed in the West right now, but no doubt they’d like to move up and avoid the Lakers in the first round.
Game tips at 7:30 Central. A few other games to keep an eye on this eve (all times Central): Jazz @ Spurs (7:30), Lakers @ Blazers (9:00), Rockets @ Warriors (9:30).
Linkage:
- Ryan’s game preview
- Lagniappe: Tyson injury update, D-West video, hot baller final four, and much more.
- Rival bloggers: Dallas News | Mavs Moneyball | The Two Man Game