Thursday’s fourth NBA Week 6 match is between Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Pelicans. The opening tip-off is set to commence at 12:10pm with the game to be played at New Orleans Arena. The home team Dallas Mavericks are the favourites for the match. View our preview and teams for the game between Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Pelicans.
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When: 12:10 | Thursday 05/12/2013
Where: New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, LA
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Odds Comparison:
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| Dallas Mavericks | 2.11 | 2.15 | 2.15 | 2.15 | 2.11 | 2.10 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 1.76 | 1.74 | 1.72 | 1.74 | 1.76 | 1.74 |
Teams:
Dallas Mavericks:
| Num | Player |
|---|---|
| 41 | Dirk Nowitzki |
| 1 | Samuel Dalembert |
| 0 | Shawn Marion |
| 11 | Monta Ellis |
| 8 | Jose Calderon |
| 25 | Vince Carter |
| 34 | Brandan Wright |
| 9 | Jae Crowder |
| 5 | Bernard James |
| 21 | Wayne Ellington |
| 3 | Shane Larkin |
| 7 | Ricky Ledo |
| 33 | Gal Mekel |
| 20 | Devin Harris |
| 45 | DeJuan Blair |
New Orleans Pelicans:
| Num | Player | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Al-Farouq Aminu | ||||||
| 17 | Lou Amundson | ||||||
| 33 | Ryan Anderson | ||||||
| 8 | Josh Childress | ||||||
| 23 | Anthony Davis | ||||||
| 1 | Tyreke Evans | ||||||
| 10 | Eric Gordon | ||||||
| 11 | Jrue Holiday | ||||||
| 2 | Darius Miller | ||||||
| 3 | Anthony Morrow | ||||||
| 25 | Austin Rivers | ||||||
| 22 | Brian Roberts | ||||||
| 14 | Jason Smith | ||||||
| 34 | Greg Stiemsma | ||||||
| 5 | Jeff Withey |
Preview:
The New Orleans Pelicans kept their win streak going in their first game without Anthony Davis.
They’re going to have to get used to his absence.
The Pelicans announced this week that Davis will likely miss four to six weeks because of a broken left hand, and they’ll try to overcome his absence again as they seek a season-high fourth straight win Wednesday night against the Dallas Mavericks.
Davis, averaging 18.8 points and 10.2 rebounds, suffered a non-displaced fracture of his fifth metacarpal when he hit his hand on the rim in the first quarter of a 103-99 victory in New York on Sunday. Even without their leading rebounder and second-best scorer, the Pelicans managed to outlast Chicago for a 131-128 victory in triple overtime the next night to sweep a three-game trip.
Jrue Holiday converted the winning three-point play with 2.6 seconds left, and Ryan Anderson scored a career-best 36 points while helping New Orleans (9-8) move above .500 for the first time since a 3-2 start to last season.
“We just put our heart and soul into a game like this and it takes a lot out of you. I’m proud of how we came back and won this one, particularly without (Davis) and Greg (Stiemsma),” coach Monty Williams said. “This win was really about the heart and character of the guys in that locker room.”
Dallas (11-8) showed some grit of its own in rallying from a 12-point deficit early in the second half Tuesday for an 89-82 win over Charlotte. Dirk Nowitzki scored 14 of his team-best 25 points in the fourth quarter and the Mavericks, losers in four of their previous five, held the Bobcats to 15 points in the period.
“This was a big game for us with us about to hit the road for a lot of tough games,” said Nowitzki, who was 1 of 10 from the floor in the first half.
Dallas ended a stretch in which it played seven of nine at home. The Mavericks, 2-6 on the road, will begin a four-game trip with this matchup.
The Pelicans, 5-3 on their own floor, had a four-game home win streak snapped in their most recent game at New Orleans Arena, a 102-101 loss to Golden State on Nov. 26.
The Mavericks have won three straight over the Pelicans, including the last two in New Orleans. They won the final two matchups in 2012-13 by a combined 30 points, including a 107-89 road victory April 14.
Nowitzki has topped 20 points in back-to-back games for the first time since the first three contests this season. He’s averaged a team-best 20.0 points during the three-game win streak against New Orleans.
Mavericks leading scorer Monta Ellis is getting his first opportunity to face the Pelicans while in a Dallas uniform. He’s averaged 24.6 points in his last eight matchups with New Orleans.
Anderson has topped 30 points in two consecutive games for the first time, and is averaging 18.0 in his last five against Dallas.
Tyreke Evans has averaged 23.0 points on 68.4 percent shooting in his last three games versus the Mavericks but two of those were during starts for Sacramento. Evans hasn’t started in any of his first 17 games with New Orleans.
The Pelicans haven’t won four straight since Jan. 5-11 and started that streak with a 99-96 overtime win in Dallas.
Source: www.nba.com
