Milwaukee Bucks (33-25, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (32-28, ninth in the Western Conference)
Dallas; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Dallas will try to keep its four-game home win streak alive when the Mavericks face Milwaukee.
The Mavericks have gone 19-11 at home. Dallas has a 16-19 record against teams over .500.
The Bucks are 12-16 on the road. Milwaukee is seventh in the Eastern Conference with 43.9 rebounds per game led by Giannis Antetokounmpo averaging 12.1.
The Mavericks score 114.9 points per game, 2.5 more points than the 112.4 the Bucks allow. The Bucks average 14.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.5 more made shots on average than the 12.8 per game the Mavericks allow.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kyrie Irving is scoring 24.9 points per game with 4.9 rebounds and 4.7 assists for the Mavericks. Klay Thompson is averaging 14.9 points and 3.6 rebounds while shooting 44.4% over the last 10 games.
Damian Lillard is scoring 25.4 points per game and averaging 4.6 rebounds for the Bucks. Gary Trent Jr. is averaging 2.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mavericks: 6-4, averaging 113.1 points, 41.5 rebounds, 25.5 assists, 8.2 steals and 6.5 blocks per game while shooting 46.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.4 points per game.
Bucks: 7-3, averaging 112.9 points, 43.5 rebounds, 24.0 assists, 6.9 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 46.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.6 points.
INJURIES: Mavericks: Dante Exum: day to day (face), P.J. Washington Jr.: day to day (ankle), Anthony Davis: out (groin), Daniel Gafford: out (knee), Caleb Martin: day to day (hip), Dereck Lively II: out (ankle).
Bucks: Pat Connaughton: day to day (calf).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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