Thursday, December 26, 2013

Mavericks vs. Spurs: Game 29 Preview

Dallas Mavericks (16-12) vs. San Antonio Spurs (22-7)
Dec. 26, 7:30 at the AAC
TV: FSSW, NBALP
Line: Spurs by 2 1/2

2012-13 Matchups
Dec. 23 at San Antonio
Spurs 129 Mavs 91
Dec. 30 at Dallas
Spurs 111 Mavs 86
Jan. 25 at Dallas
Spurs 113 Mavs 107
Mar. 14 at San Antonio
Spurs 92 Mavs 91

All-Time Series
Spurs 92 Mavs 64

Team Rankings
Mavs
Offense: 7th (108.5)
Defense: 22nd (107.0)
Spurs
Offense: 9th (108.1)
Defense: 3rd (100.6)

Projected Starters
Mavs
PG: Jose Calderon
SG: Monta Ellis
SF: Shawn Marion
PF: Dirk Nowitzki
C: Samuel Dalembert or DeJuan Blair
Spurs
PG: Tony Parker
SG: Marco Belinelli
SF: Kawhi Leonard
PF: Tim Duncan
C: Tiago Splitter

Team Leaders
Mavs
PPG: Nowitzki, 21.4
RPG: Marion, 7.1
APG: Ellis, 5.8
PER: Nowitzki, 23.8
Spurs
PPG: Parker, 17.6
RPG: Duncan, 9.4
APG: Parker, 6.2
PER: Duncan, 20.7

Notes
The Mavericks have lost 5 in in a row and 9 of 11 to the Spurs. DeJuan Blair faces the Spurs for the first time after spending the first four seasons of his career with San Antonio. Vince Carter has scored at least 14 points and had at least 4 assists in 4 of the last 5 games. Those games have coincided with the return of Brandan Wright. All 7 of the Spurs' losses have come to teams with at least 19 wins.

UPDATE- Both Brandan Wright and Samuel Dalembert missed shootaround today due to illness. They are both listed as questionable for tonight's game.

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