Mavericks take on the Wizards, seek 6th straight win

Dallas Mavericks (14-8, third in the Western Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (2-17, 15th in the Eastern Conference)

Washington; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Dallas will try to extend its five-game win streak with a victory against Washington.

The Wizards are 1-8 on their home court. Washington is 1-5 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 15.3 turnovers per game.

The Mavericks are 6-5 in road games. Dallas ranks fourth in the league scoring 54.1 points per game in the paint led by Luka Doncic averaging 11.1.

The Wizards average 11.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.3 fewer makes per game than the Mavericks allow (12.4). The Mavericks average 118.0 points per game, 4.8 fewer than the 122.8 the Wizards give up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jordan Poole is averaging 20.5 points, 4.8 assists and 1.8 steals for the Wizards.

Kyrie Irving is averaging 24.1 points and 5.4 assists for the Mavericks.

LAST 10 GAMES: Wizards: 0-10, averaging 106.1 points, 43.8 rebounds, 23.2 assists, 6.8 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 44.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 123.9 points per game.

Mavericks: 9-1, averaging 122.6 points, 48.1 rebounds, 26.1 assists, 8.7 steals and 5.9 blocks per game while shooting 49.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.0 points.

INJURIES: Wizards: Saddiq Bey: out (knee), Kyle Kuzma: day to day (ribs), Tristan Vukcevic: day to day (knee).

Mavericks: Dante Exum: out (wrist), Naji Marshall: out (illness).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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