Thursday’s NBA schedule includes the Dallas Mavericks (21-16) playing at home against Deni Avdija and the Portland Trail Blazers (13-23) at American Airlines Center. The game starts at 8:30

Having just played yesterday, the Portland Trail Blazers will head out on the road to face off against the Dallas Mavericks at 8:30 p.m. ET on Thursday at American Airlines Center. The two teams worked hard to overcome the odds in their previous battles and are surely both feeling confident heading into this clash.

The Blazers have won two of their last three including a 119-100 win last night in New Orleans against the Pelicans. Deni Avdija led Portland with 26 points. The Mavericks smacked the Lakers 118-97 in Dallas Tuesday night. No Luka. No Kyrie. No Problem. Quentin Grimes has 23 off the bench for the Mavs.

The Portland Trail Blazers have allowed opposing SGs to average 35.5 PRAs this season, and this is a strong matchup for Reaves against an exploitable defense. Austin Reaves Over 29.5 points+rebounds+assists Deandre Ayton Over 9.5 rebounds Deni Avdija Over 25.5 points+rebounds+assists

Anthony Davis and Gabe Vincent are out and the Los Angeles Lakers host the Portland Trail Blazers to start off the new year.

Deandre Ayton leads the Portland Trail Blazers (11-21) into a road game against the Los Angeles Lakers (18-14) at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday, starting at 10:30 PM ET.In their last time out, the

Updated: The game has been moved to 4:30 p.m. Robert Williams III (rest) and Jerami Grant (face contusion) are out. • • • The Portland Trail Blazers could very well end their five-game road trip with a winning record.

The Dallas Mavericks snapped a five-game skid on Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Lakers – their first win since Luka Doncic was injured on Christmas.  Wit