Mavericks GameDay: Williams returns to Brooklyn to face old team

Mavericks at Nets

6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Barclays Center, New York

TV: FSSW

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

Records: Mavs 15-12;

Nets 8-20

About the Mavericks: Dallas plays the second game of a back-to-back and is 3-2 in such scenarios. ... The Mavericks will have two days off for Christmas before returning home to face Chicago on Saturday. ... Deron Williams plays his first game in Brooklyn since he received a $27.5 million buyout from the Nets over the summer and signed a free agent contract with the Mavericks. Williams played the previous four seasons with the Nets and was considered the team’s franchise player. ... The road team has won seven of the past eight meetings.

About the Nets: Brooklyn snapped a five-game losing streak with Monday’s 105-102 victory at the Chicago Bulls. Nets Brook Lopez (21 points, 12 rebounds) and Thaddeus Young (16 points, 13 rebounds) paved the way. ... Lopez averages 19.3 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.96 blocks per game, and Young averages 15.5 points and 9.1 rebounds. ... The Nets opened 1-9 and have lost seven of their last 10 games. ... Except for the Philadelphia 76ers, the Nets average the fewest points in the NBA (95.7).

This story was originally published December 22, 2015 at 7:18 PM with the headline "Mavericks GameDay: Williams returns to Brooklyn to face old team."