For the second time this season, the Mavericks face the Portland Trail Blazers tonight. Despite missing both Dirk Nowitzki and Andrew Bogut during their previous match, the Mavs managed to stick with the Blazers for most of the game, even leading briefly, but they ultimately couldn’t outpace Damian Lillard’s hot scoring night. Here are three things to watch for as they try to even the score.
Lillard had a season high 42 points against the Mavericks back in November, making five of his six three-point attempts. Even if he doesn’t match that performance, he’s still a dangerous scoring threat the Mavericks will have to find a way to contain.