DAL vs POR Dream11: Portland Trail Blazers and Dallas Mavericks face each other in the NBA regular-season with each team looking to extend their respective good run of form. Mavericks are on a three-game winning run following a 123-127 win over Sacramento Kings in the last round, improving the record to 26-15 as a result. They are 6th on the table.
Portland Trail Blazers, on the other hand, are also in a good moment following their big 107-117 win over Houston Rockets. It was perhaps the best result for the Blazers this season. That said, they remain outside the playoffs at the moment, sitting at 8th heading into this match.
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Match details:
Teams: Dallas Mavericks and Portland Trail Blazers
Venue: American Airlines Center
Match Timing: January 17, @ 08:00 AM
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Dallas Mavericks vs Portland Trail Blazers team news:
Dallas Mavericks: The Mavericks will go into the game without the services of Kristaps Porzingis who is out again with a knee injury. The former New York Knicks star has been a big miss as Dallas have been more inconsistent in his absence. Ryan Broekhoff is also suffering from a knee injury and will be missing the game.
Portland Trail Blazers: Portland have their own fair share of injury issues at the moment, with a handful of first-team players missing the action. The players missing are Zach Collins (knee injury), Rodney Hood (Achilles tendon injury), Skal Labissiere (shoulder injury), and Jusuf Nurkic (leg injury).
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Dallas Mavericks vs Portland Trail Blazers starting five:
Dallas Mavericks: Dorian Finney-SMith. Maxi Kleber, Dwight Powell, Luka Doncic, Tim Hardaway Jr.
Portland Trail Blazers: Carmelo Anthony, Kent Bazemore, Hassan Whiteside, Damian Lillard, CJ McCollum
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Grand League tips:
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Likely squads:
Dallas Mavericks: Luke Doncic, Dorian Finney-Smith, Jalen Brunson, J.J. Barea, Delon Wright, Seth Curry, Maxi Kleber, Dwight Powell, Courtney Lee, Justin Jackson
Portland Trail Blazers: Carmelo Anthony, Damian Lillard, CJ McCollum, Kent Bazemore, Nassir Little, Jaylen Hoard, Anfernee Simons, Anthony Tolliver, Hassan Whiteside, Mario Hezonja, Gary Trent Jr.
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DAL vs POR Dream11:
Team 1:
PG: L Doncic (SP), A Simons
SG: D Wright
SF: K Bazemore
PF: M Kleber
C: D Powell, B Marjanovic, H Whiteside
Team 2:
PG: D Lillard (SP), A Simons
SG: CJ McCollum
SF: K Bazemore
PF: M Kleber
C: D Powell, B Marjanovic, H Whiteside