Mavericks at Trail Blazers 3/20/19 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Dallas Mavericks look to bounce back from a loss when they visit the Pacific Northwest to play the Portland Trail Blazers. The Mavericks lost to the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday 129-125 in overtime. Luka Doncic posted a triple-double for the Mavericks in the loss with 29 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists. Dirk Notwitzki passed Wilt Chamberlain on the all-time NBA scoring list.

Portland defeated the Indiana Pacers 106-98 on Monday. Damian Lillard led the Trail Blazers with 30 points and 15 assists, but Portland played its first game without CJ McCollum who hurt his knee and could miss the rest of the regular season. Jusuf Nurkic chipped in with 18 points and 11 boards for Portland. The win was Portland’s fourth in its last five. Luka Doncic leads the Mavericks in scoring with an average of 21.1 points per game. Tim Hardaway Jr. is the second leading scorer for Dallas averaging 15.6 points per game. The leading rebounder is Doncic with an average of 7.5 per game, and Doncic leads in assists with an average of 5.8 per game. Dallas is shooting 44.6% from the field and 34.1% from three-point territory.

Damian Lillard is leading Portland in scoring and assists with averages of 26.2 points and 6.6 assists per game. Jusuf Nurkic is the leader in rebounding with an average of 10.4 per game. CJ McCollum is the second leading scorer with an average of 21.3 points per game. The Trail Blazers are shooting 46.5% from the field and 35.9% from three-point territory.