Dallas Mavericks at Washington Wizards 4/1/22 - NBA Picks & Predictions

In Friday night NBA action, the Dallas Mavericks will invade the nation’s capital to take on the Washington Wizards. The Mavericks (48-29) have won three straight games and have moved into a tie with Golden State for third place in the Western Conference standings. On Wednesday, Dallas shot 52 percent from the field during a 120-112 road victory against Cleveland.

All-Star G Luka Doncic poured in a game-high 35 points to go along with 13 assists and nine rebounds. Jalen Brunson chipped in 18 points and six assists for the Mavericks.

The Washington Wizards are a game above .500 at home and are one the verge of being eliminated from postseason contention. On Wednesday, Washington outscored Orlando by 15 points during the second half of a 127-110 home victory. The Wizards (33-43) outrebounded the Magic by a 51-42 margin and shot 51 percent from the field.

Washington C Kristaps Porzingis led all scorers with 35 points on 11-for-18 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds. Rui Hachimura added 17 points and seven rebounds for the Wizards.