Charlotte Hornets (2-3, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (4-1, third in the Western Conference)
Dallas; Sunday, 7:30 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Mavericks -11; over/under is 236
BOTTOM LINE: Dallas and Charlotte square off in non-conference action.
Dallas finished 38-44 overall with a 23-18 record at home during the 2022-23 season. The Mavericks averaged 16.0 points off of turnovers, 10.9 second-chance points and 36.2 bench points last season.
Charlotte finished 27-55 overall, 15-37 in Eastern Conference action and 14-27 on the road last season. The Hornets averaged 7.7 steals, 5.2 blocks and 13.6 turnovers per game last season.
INJURIES: Mavericks: Maxi Kleber: out (toe), Markieff Morris: day to day (illness), Kyrie Irving: day to day (foot).
Hornets: Frank Ntilikina: out (leg), James Bouknight: out (knee), Cody Martin: out (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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