GameDay: Dallas Mavericks vs. Brooklyn Nets
Nets at Mavs
7:30 p.m. Saturday, American Airlines Center, Dallas
TV: FSSW
Radio: ESPN/103.3 FM, ESPN/1540 AM (Spanish)
Records: Nets 23-32, Mavs 39-21
About the Nets: Brooklyn entered Friday tied with the Charlotte Hornets for the eighth and final playoff spot in the East, but the Nets own the tiebreaker. ... The Nets are 13-17 on the road and 9-12 against the West. ... Brooklyn is 14th in the NBA in points allowed (99.3 ppg), 21st in rebounding (42.1 rpg), 22nd in assists (20.6 apg) and 23rd in scoring (96.1 ppg). ... Joe Johnson (15.7 ppg), Brook Lopez (15.6 ppg, 6.4 rpg) and The Colony native Deron Williams (12.9 ppg, 6.4 apg) are Brooklyn’s most productive players. ... Entering Friday’s game in Houston, the Nets had dropped four of six games. ... This is the final game of an eight-game road trip for Brooklyn. The long journey — interrupted by the All-Star break — started on Feb. 7 with a 114-77 blowout loss to the Washington Wizards. The Nets were only 2-4 on this road trip entering Friday.
About the Mavs: Embattled point guard Rajon Rondo was back at practice Friday after he was suspended from Wednesday’s game in Atlanta for conduct detrimental to the team. Coach Rick Carlisle and Rondo had a heated exchange with 8:10 remaining in the third quarter of Tuesday’s win over the Toronto Raptors. ... Forward Chandler Parsons (ankle) will miss his fourth straight game. ... Center Tyson Chandler (hip) is questionable after sitting out Wednesday’s game in Atlanta. ... Amar’e Stoudemire didn’t play against Atlanta because he needed some rest but will play Satuday. In his two games with the Mavs, Stoudemire has 20 points and six rebounds in 28 minutes. He’s 7 of 11 from the field and 6 of 7 from the free-throw line. ... The Mavs upended the Nets 96-88 in overtime on Jan. 5 in Brooklyn behind 19 points from Monta Ellis. Rondo scored just two points in that game on 1-of-13 shooting, but he contributed 10 rebounds and 14 assists.
This story was originally published February 27, 2015 at 6:36 PM with the headline "GameDay: Dallas Mavericks vs. Brooklyn Nets."