GameDay: Dallas Mavericks at Brooklyn Nets

Mavericks at Nets

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

TV: FSSW

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

Records: Mavs 25-10; Nets 16-17

About the Mavericks: Dallas enters 2-0 on the final game of a three-game road trip. The Mavs are 12-5 overall on the road after Sunday’s 109-90 win over Cleveland. ... The Mavs are 5-2 on the second night of a back-to-back and 10-0 on the road against the East. ... Dirk Nowitzki is 13 points from passing Moses Malone and becoming the No. 7 all-time leading scorer in NBA history. ... The Mavs have won five consecutive games and eight of 10. ... The Mavs return home for one game Wednesday against the Detroit Pistons before opening a three-game road trip Saturday in Los Angeles against the Clippers. ... Dallas is 6-2 since trading for point guard Rajon Rondo.

About the Nets: Brooklyn swept the two-game series against the Mavs last season. Mirza Teletovic came off the bench and averaged 21.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in the two games, including a 24-point second quarter and career-high 34 points during a 107-106 victory. ... The Nets have won six of their past eight games but lost 88-84 Sunday at Miami and also will be playing the second of a back-to-back. ... Joe Johnson (16.5 ppg), Brook Lopez (14.9 ppg), Deron Williams (14.4 ppg) and Jarrett Jack (10.6 ppg) are the Nets’ top scorers. Williams, who hails from The Colony and flirted with signing a free agent contract with the Mavs in 2013, is now coming off the bench and backing up Jack.

This story was originally published January 4, 2015 at 8:42 PM with the headline "GameDay: Dallas Mavericks at Brooklyn Nets."