DeMar DeRozan Luka Doncic (Photo by Ronald Cortes/Getty Images)
The top spot in the Southwest Division will be on the line when the Dallas Mavericks visit the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night. The 8-7 Spurs come off a disappointing effort against the Warriors that saw their defensive rating drop two spots after they allowed 121 points to Steph Curry’s squad.
After losing three straight, the Mavericks are coming off a 124-112 win in Indiana behind a 27-point, 13-rebound effort from Kristaps Porzingis. While the Spurs dropped three of four to Dallas last season, they took the last matchup in March one day before the NBA was shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic.