The Dallas Mavericks (11-10) welcome the Portland Trail Blazers (13-10) to the American Airlines Center Tuesday night, their first matchup of the season. The Mavericks, winners of nine of their last 12 games, are looking to follow up their win on Sunday night when they fought a tight, heated battle against the co-leaders in the West in the Los Angeles Clippers. It was an eventful night that saw Dennis Smith Jr. lose a tooth, Patrick Beverley get ejected, and DSJ block Tobias Harris’ shot and hit free throws to win seal the game.