Dallas basketball players do not find the right form in January. They are currently in seventh place in the Western standings. On their home floor, they are clear favorites against the last-ranked team of the East, Detroit. Luka Dončić will return after an injury to his left ankle.
On Thursday in Phoenix, Doncic played just three minutes and 21 seconds before spraining his left ankle. His teammates were looking forward to a big win, but then they couldn’t repeat the performance in Salt Lake City, and they accumulated too much of a deficit by the break. Christian Wood and Maxi Kleber are still injured. Spencer Dinwiddie is in great form, pouring 35 points on Utah.
The differences in the West are really small. In fourth place are the Clippers with 25 losses, and in 13th place are the city rivals Lakers with 27 losses.
On December 1, the Pistons surprised the Mavericks with a 131:125 overtime win. Bojan Bogdanović scored 30 points. Detroit is a very unpredictable team, they won in Brooklyn last week and then lost to Houston at home.
Lakers without James and Davis against BrooklynBrooklyn will be in the role of favorite against the very weakened LA Lakers. LeBron James and Anthony Davis will rest, as they are already scheduled to play in New York on Tuesday.
Matches on January 30:
DALLAS – DETROIT (at 2:30)
PHILADELPHIA – ORLANDO
BROOKLYN – LA LAKERS
MINNESOTA – SACRAMENTO
OKLAHOMA CITY – GOLDEN STATE
SAN ANTONIO – WASHINGTON
PHOENIX – TORONTO
PORTLAND – ATLANTA
Matches on January 31:CLEVELAND – MIAMI NEW YORK – LA LAKERS CHICAGO – LA CLIPPERS MILWAUKEE – CHARLOTTE DENVER – NEW ORLEANS
Source: Rtvslo
