Dallas Mavericks

Mavericks GameDay: Dallas travels to play winless Philadelphia 76ers

Chandler Parsons is one of three Mavericks players who will be back in the lineup Monday after sitting out Saturday’s game to rest.
Chandler Parsons is one of three Mavericks players who will be back in the lineup Monday after sitting out Saturday’s game to rest. Star-Telegram

Mavericks at 76ers

6 p.m. Monday, Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

TV: FSSW Radio: ESPN/103.3 FM, ESPN/1540 AM (Spanish)

Records: Mavs 6-4; 76ers 0-10

About the Mavericks: Considering their injury/health situation, the Mavs have to be pleased with their 6-4 start. They are on a three-game winning streak. All three wins came when the Mavs were playing four games in five days and in three different cities. ... Dirk Nowitzki, Chandler Parsons and Wesley Matthews will be back in the starting lineup after sitting out Saturday’s 110-98 win in Houston for rest ... Nowitzki averages a team-high 17.8 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. He also is shooting 52.6 percent from the field and 50 percent from 3-point range. ... The Mavs close this three-game road trip Wednesday in Boston.

About the 76ers: The Sixers are the only team in the NBA without a win this season. Going back to last season, the Sixers have lost 20 games in a row. ... The last time the Sixers won a game was March 29 at Denver. ... Last year the Sixers lost their first 17 games of the season, a franchise record ... Rookie center Jahlil Okafor had 21 points and 12 rebounds in Saturday’s 92-83 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. Okafor averages 19.2 ppg, 7.3 rpg and 1.8 blocks. ... Power forward Nerlens Noel missed two games with a sore wrist, but returned Saturday and contributed six points and three rebounds against the Spurs. Noel is averaging 11.5 ppg and a team-high 9.1 rpg.

This story was originally published November 15, 2015 at 6:34 PM with the headline "Mavericks GameDay: Dallas travels to play winless Philadelphia 76ers."

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