Charlotte Hornets (14-43, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (31-28, ninth in the Western Conference)
Dallas; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte aims to end its four-game slide with a victory over Dallas.
The Mavericks have gone 18-11 at home. Dallas ranks ninth in the Western Conference with 15.4 fast break points per game led by Kyrie Irving averaging 3.1.
The Hornets are 5-23 in road games. Charlotte allows 112.9 points to opponents and has been outscored by 7.5 points per game.
The Mavericks are shooting 47.6% from the field this season, 0.8 percentage points higher than the 46.8% the Hornets allow to opponents. The Hornets average 13.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.5 more makes per game than the Mavericks allow.
TOP PERFORMERS: Irving is averaging 24.9 points and 4.7 assists for the Mavericks. Klay Thompson is averaging 2.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Miles Bridges is scoring 19.9 points per game and averaging 7.7 rebounds for the Hornets. Seth Curry is averaging 1.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mavericks: 5-5, averaging 112.9 points, 41.2 rebounds, 25.4 assists, 7.6 steals and 6.1 blocks per game while shooting 46.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.2 points per game.
Hornets: 2-8, averaging 97.9 points, 43.0 rebounds, 22.7 assists, 8.2 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 40.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.4 points.
INJURIES: Mavericks: Anthony Davis: out (groin), Daniel Gafford: out (knee), Caleb Martin: day to day (hip), Dereck Lively II: out (ankle).
Hornets: Grant Williams: out for season (acl), Mark Williams: day to day (not injury related), Brandon Miller: out for season (wrist), LaMelo Ball: day to day (ankle), Josh Okogie: out (hamstring), Tidjane Salaun: day to day (ankle), DaQuan Jeffries: day to day (knee), Tre Mann: out for season (back).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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