Reeling squads Dallas Mavericks (11-26) and Minnesota Timberwolves (11-26) are scheduled to meet on Monday, Jan. 9 in a 2016-2017 NBA regular season match at the Target Center in Minneapolis.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 8:00 p.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru the NBA League Pass.
Preview
Dallas and Minnesota are tied at the cellar of the Western Conference standings with identical win-loss records at the moment.
The Mavs have lost two straight and five of their last seven games to stay in the bottom of the West. They are coming off a 97-82 thrashing in the hands of the Atlanta Hawks last Saturday at their home court of American Airlines Center, as per Fox Sports.
Harrison Barnes had 21 points on 9-for-15 shooting, grabbed four rebounds, and had two steals in a losing effort for head coach Rick Carlisle. Team leader Dirk Nowitzki contributed 11 points, three boards, two assists, two steals, and one block as the only other starter in double figures.
Off the bench, veteran point guard Devin Harris fired 11 points in only 15 minutes of playing time as he shared point guard duties with starter Deron Williams and JJ Barea.
Meanwhile, the Wolves have lost four straight and five of their last six games to equal the Mavs' slate at this time.
Minnesota lost a heartbreaking 94-92 game to the Utah Jazz as the team surrendered an 11-point lead in the closing minutes also last Saturday at their home court of Target Center, SB Nation reported.
Head coach Tom Thibodeau's squad went without a field goal in the final 4:41 as his players went cold on offense.
As a consolation, all five starters have scored for Thibodeau with Zach LaVine leading the way with 24 points, nine rebounds, and four assists. Karl-Anthony Towns had a double-double of 18 points and 15 boards while Andrew Wiggins had 16 points, five rebounds, and four assists.
Ricky Rubio contributed 12 points, three rebounds, and seven assists with Gorgui Dieng firing 11 points with eight boards and four assists.
Prediction
The Mavs are a poor 4-15 on the road so far this season while the Wolves have also struggled at home with a 6-13 slate. The game would be hard to call as both teams are devoid of inspiration right now, but Dallas is predicted to hand Minnesota a fifth straight defeat.
