The Portland Trail Blazers are free falling through a funk, dropping five straight games and sinking to 12th in the Western Conference standings. Can they stop the madness and get a win during Leg One of a back-to-back against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks?
Dallas comes into this game on the heels of a thrilling, double-overtime win Thursday against the Los Angeles Lakers. The Mavs are 3-3 in the month of January, but own the season series against Portland so far at 2-0. The last time these two teams played on Dec. 16, Portland got walloped 130-110.