Washington Wizards at Dallas Mavericks 5/1/21 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Washington Wizards play the second half of a back-to-back on Saturday when visiting the Dallas Mavericks after playing on the road Friday against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Washington is 28-34 following a 116-107 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday. Bradley Beal was the leading scorer for Washington with 27 points. The Wizards are 10th in the Eastern Conference standings, which is the final play-in spot.

Bradley Beal is the leading scorer for Washington with an average of 31.3 points per game. Russell Westbrook is the second leading scorer, leading rebounder and leader in assists with averages of 21.7 points, 11.2 rebounds and 11.0 assists per game. Washington has five players averaging double-figures in scoring and the Wizards are scoring an average of 114.9 points per game while shooting 47.2% overall and 34.9% from 3-point territory.

Dallas looks for its third consecutive victory on Saturday when hosting Washington. The Mavericks are 35-27 following a 115-105 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday. Dallas is first in the Southwest Division with a 3 ½-game lead over Memphis and San Antonio.  Tim Hardaway was the leading scorer for Dallas in the victory with 42 points, but Kristaps Porzingis left Thursday's game with knee soreness.

Luka Doncic is leading Dallas in scoring and assists with averages of 28.6 points and 8.7 assists per game, while Kristaps Porzingis is the second-leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 20.4 points and 9.3 rebounds per game. Dallas has five players averaging double-figures in scoring and the Mavericks are scoring an average of 111.8 points per game while shooting 46.9% overall and 36.0% from 3-point territory.