Mavericks at Pelicans: Game 45 Preview

Dallas Mavericks (30-14) at New Orleans Pelicans (22-21)
Sun. Jan. 25, 5:00 at the Smoothie King Center
TV: FSSW, NBALP
Line: Mavs by 2.5


2014-15 Matchups
Nov. 1 at New Orleans
Mavs 109 Pelicans 104
Dec. 10 at Dallas
Mavs 112 Pelicans 107

All-Time Series
Mavs 50 Pelicans 23

Team Stats
Mavs
Off. Rating: 110.6 (2nd)
Def. Rating: 103.0 (13th)
Point Differential: +6.2
Pelicans
Offense: 105.2 (9th)
Defense: 105.2 (23rd)
Point Differential: +0.6

Projected Starters
Mavs
PG: Rajon Rondo
SG: Monta Ellis
SF: Chandler Parsons
PF: Dirk Nowitzki
C: Tyson Chandler
Pelicans
PG: Tyreke Evans
SG: Eric Gordon
SF: Dante Cunningham
PF:Anthony Davis
C: Omer Asik

Team Leaders
Mavs
PPG: Ellis, 19.9
RPG: Chandler, 12.2
APG: Rondo, 7.1
PER: Nowitzki, 21.4
Win Shares: Chandler, 6.5
Pelicans
PPG: Davis, 24.2
RPG: Davis, 10.4
APG: Holiday, 7.1
PER: Davis, 31.1
Win Shares: Davis, 8.3

Of Note

• The Mavs have won 9 straight games against the Pelicans, including 5 straight in New Orleans.
• The Mavericks 16 road wins are the most in the Western Conference.
• The Pelicans are without starting point guard Jrue Holiday, who has a stress reaction in his right leg. Ryan Anderson is questionable with an ankle injury as well.
• Dwight Powell has had a 10 rebound game and a 5 rebound game in his 11 games as a Mav, but has failed to record more than one rebound in any other game.
• Anthony Davis has 62 points and 26 rebounds in the two games he has played against the Mavs this season.