Saturday night the Dallas Mavericks ended a five game skid by beating De’Aaron Fox and the Sacramento Kings in Sacramento. Tonight they will look to build on that momentum against Doc Rivers’ squad in Los Angeles.
It all starts with future dunk contest champion Dennis Smith Jr. The rookie has never looked more comfortable on the court, despite struggling with some shooting woes recently. He has shot just 32% from the field over the last 6 games, a number he may need to improve for Dallas to win.
Junior’s play will become even more important if Mavs’ leading-scorer Harrison Barnes misses the game with an ankle injury.