The game between the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs will take place at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Thursday, February 23 at 8:30 PM ET.
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The Dallas Mavericks will welcome the San Antonio Spurs to Gainbridge Fieldhouse for an NBA game on Thursday. The Mavericks lost 118-109 in their last game over the Nuggets. Luka Doncic had 37 points in leading a banged-up Dallas team that was missing guard Kyrie Irving due to lower-back tightness. Doncic and Irving have played alongside each other in two games since Irving was acquired as part of a deal with Brooklyn on Feb. 6.
The Nuggets led by 21 in the fourth quarter, only to see the Mavericks cut it to 105-95 with 5:50 remaining on Christian Wood’s layup. Soon after, Porter blocked a shot on one end, raced back and hit a 3-pointer on the other to gain some breathing room. Jokic joined some exclusive company by going over 500 assists and 500 rebounds before the All-Star break.
The other NBA players to accomplish the feat were Russell Westbrook (three times, ’16-17, ’17-18, ’18-19) and Oscar Robertson (’61-62). Jokic, the two-time reigning MVP, remains on pace to average a triple-double this season. “He makes it look like a walk in the park,” recently acquired backup center Thomas Bryant said of Jokic’s ease with triple-doubles. “It’s not easy at all.”
The San Antonio Spurs on the other hand lost 120-110 against the Hornets in their last game. The Hornets got another solid contribution from P.J. Washington, who had 22 points and 10 rebounds, and rookie Mark Williams added 12 points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots as Charlotte won its second straight game.
The Hornets had 12 blocks in all, including five by backup center Nick Richards. For years the Panthers have sought a rim protector — and now it appears they have two young and capable shot blockers in 7-footers Williams and Richards.
“What they both do is make exceptional plays because of their size and athleticism,” Hornets coach Steve Clifford said. “What they need to do now on top of that is less mistakes and not giving possessions away. If they do that we will be in good shape and they will be too.”
Dallas Mavericks: Reggie Bullock, Josh Green, Dwight Powell, Luka Dončić, Frank Ntilikina
San Antonio Spurs: Jeremy Sochan, Keita Bates-Diop, Zach Collins, Keldon Johnson, Malaki Branham
Dallas Mavericks: Kyrie Irving, Davis Bertans, Tim Hardaway Jr., Maxi Kleber
San Antonio Spurs: Tre Jones, Devin Vassell, Romeo Langford, Khem Birch, Isaiah Roby
The game between the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs will take place at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Thursday, February 23 at 8:30 PM ET.
The match between the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs will be telecast live on KENS (CBS), Bally Sports Southwest, Fox Sports Southwest.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | KENS (CBS), Bally Sports Southwest, Fox Sports Southwest | February 23 (8:30 PM ET) |
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