The Portland Trail Blazers (22-28) host the Dallas Mavericks (19-30) Friday night at the Moda Center.
Here are the details:
What: Blazers vs. Mavericks, 7:30 p.m.
TV channel: ESPN (Comcast/Xfinity channel 35, or 735 for HD) and KGW (8).
Online: Watch a live stream on NBA League Pass (subscription required, not available locally and blacked out for nationally televised games)
Listen: Radio on KPOJ 620 AM in Portland area.
About the Mavericks: Dallas has won three consecutive games and eight of its last 11, logging impressive victories over the San Antonio Spurs (Sunday) and Cleveland Cavaliers (Monday) last week. … The Mavericks defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 113-95 on Wednesday at home as Seth Curry recorded 22 points, six assists and four steals and Salah Mejri added 16 points and 17 rebounds. … Dallas’ three-game win streak is tied for its longest of the season. … Harrison Barnes is averaging 22.5 points and 8.5 rebounds against the Blazers this season. … The Mavericks have shot at least 44.8 percent from the field in each of their last 12 games. … The Mavericks have won four of the last six regular-season meetings against the Blazers, but the teams have split two games this season. The Blazers defeated the Mavericks 105-95 in Dallas on Nov. 4, but the Mavericks beat the Blazers 96-95 in Portland on Dec. 21. … Dallas is averaging 11.9 turnovers per game this season, the fewest in the NBA. … Last week, the Mavericks defeated the Lakers 122-73, recording their third-largest margin of victory in franchise history and their most points of the season. … Since Curry was inserted into the starting lineup on Jan. 12, the Mavericks are 8-3 and he’s averaging 15.8 points per game and shooting 50.4 percent from the field, including 48 percent from three-point range. Curry has scored at least 20 points in three of the last five games. … The Mavericks signed point guard Yogi Ferrell to a 10-day contract on Jan. 28 to fill-in for the injured Deron Williams. Ferrell has started three games — all wins — and averaged 13.0 points, 5.0 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 2.3 steals during the run. … Wesley Matthews, who spent five seasons in Portland, has scored at least 25 points six times and reached double-figures in scoring 11 times this season. … Dallas is 7-18 on the road this season.
About the Blazers: Portland has won four of its last five games, most recently beating the Charlotte Hornets 115-98 Tuesday night at the Moda Center. … Damian Lillard recorded 27 points, four rebounds and four assists and Allen Crabbe added 21 points and five rebounds off the bench in the victory. … In December and January, Crabbe shot 49 percent from the field (130-264), including 49 percent (53-108) from three-point range. The Blazers’ backup guard has scored 20 or more points four times in the last 12 games. … The Blazers finished January with an 8-7 record, logging their first winning month since going 2-1 in October. … Mason Plumlee saw his career-best double-double streak end at five games against the Hornets (he finished with seven points and 11 rebounds), but he’s averaging 11.0 rebounds over the last seven games. … Lillard went 2 of 5 from three-point range against Charlotte and has made at least one three in a career-high 30 consecutive games. … The Blazers are tied with the Denver Nuggets for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. … Evan Turner is averaging 10.4 points, 3.8 assists and 3.4 rebounds, while shooting 43.2 percent from the field, over his last nine games. Since Turner and Noah Vonleh replaced Moe Harkless and Al-Farouq Aminu in the starting lineup, the Blazers have gone 4-2.
Injuries: Festus Ezeli (left knee rehab) will not play, Ed Davis (left wrist sprain) is probable and Tim Quarterman and Jake Layman are on assignment in the D-League. For Dallas, Jose Juan Barea (left calf strain) and Andrew Bogut (right hamstring strain) are out and Deron Williams (left great toe sprain) is doubtful.
Blazers (22-28) vs. Mavericks (19-30)
7:30 p.m. Saturday at Moda Center
ESPN/KGW; radio on KPOJ (620)
Dallas’ projected starters
No.NameHeightPositionStatistics 11 Yogi Ferrell 6-0 PG 7.2 ppg, 2.5 apg 30 Seth Curry 6-2 G 11.5 ppg, 2.7 apg 23 Wesley Matthews 6-5 F 15.0 ppg, 3.4 rpg 40 Harrison Barnes 6-8 PF 20.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg 41 Dirk Nowitzki 7-0 C 12.9 ppg, 5.9 rpg Portland’s projected starters No.NameHeightPositionStatistics 0 Damian Lillard 6-3 PG 26.2 ppg, 5.8 apg, 4.7 rpg 3 CJ McCollum 6-3 SG 23.4 ppg, 3.6 apg 1 Evan Turner 6-7 SF 9.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg 21 Noah Vonleh 6-9 PF 3.4 ppg, 4.0 rpg 24 Mason Plumlee 6-11 C 11.1 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 4.1 apg
Joe Freeman | jfreeman@oregonian.com | 503-294-5183 | @BlazerFreeman
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