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By Anurag Tyagi
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POR vs DAL Dream11 Match Prediction

 

POR vs DAL Dream11: In an all-Western Conference matchup, Dallas Mavericks will be hitting the road to play Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA regular-season at Moda Center on Friday morning (IST). The Mavericks will look to repeat their performance against the Blazers less than a week ago when they beat Damian Lillard and co 120-112 at American Airlines Center.
Portland won 129-124 in the last game, beating Golden State Warriors at Moda Center. With 19-26 record this season, they are 10th in the Western Conference heading into this match.

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Match details:
Teams: Portland Trail Blazers and Dallas Mavericks
Venue: Moda Center
Match Timing: January 24, @ 09:00 AM

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Portland Trail Blazers vs Dallas Mavericks team news:

Portland Trail Blazers: The Blazers have upgraded CJ McCollum to questionable ahead of this game, that means, he could play against the Mavs. Hassan Whiteside is also a doubt due to a groin injury.
In terms of existing absentees, Skal Labissiere (knee injury), Zach Collins (shoulder injury), Rodney Hood (Achilles tendon injury), and Jusuf Nurkic (leg injury) are on the sideline.
Trevor Ariza is expected to play at Small Forward in this game.

Dallas Mavericks: Dallas will miss Dwight Powell after he suffered an Achilles tendon injury against the Clippers, while Ryan Broekhoff is also expected to miss this game.

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Portland Trail Blazers vs Dallas Mavericks starting five:

Portland Trail Blazers: Carmelo Anthony, Trevor Ariza / Nassir Little, Hassan Whiteside, Anfernee Simons, Damian Lillard
Dallas Mavericks: Dorian Finney-Smith, Maxi Kleber, Kristaps Porzingis, Luka Doncic, Tim Hardaway Jr.

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Grand League tips:

  • Damian Lillard scored 61 points against the Warriors in the last game and has been the best player for the Blazers all season. He has four 30+ scores in the last five games and looks a real deal on current form.
  • Luka Doncic is somebody who does a brilliant job on both ends of the court. He leads the Mavs in points, rebounds and assists charts.
  • Hassan Whiteside is also a good option for at least one team. He has been superb all season and leads Blazers in rebounds and blocks per game.

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Likely squads:

Portland Trail Blazers: Gary Trent Jr., Mario Hezonja, Carmelo Anthony, Nassir Little, Hassan Whiteside, Anfernee Simons, Damian Lillard, Jaylen Hoard, Moses Brown, Trevor Ariza
Dallas Mavericks: Dorian Finney-Smith, Maxi Kleber, Kristaps Porzingis, Luka Doncic, Tim Hardaway Jr., Seth Curry, Boban Marjanovic, Jalen Brunson, Delon Wright, J. J. Barea

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POR vs DAL Dream11 teams:

Team 1:
PG: L Doncic (SP)
SG: D Wright
SF: T Hardaway, T Ariza
PF: D Finney-Smith, M Kleber, C Anthony
C: S Labissiere

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Team 2:
PG: Lillard (SP)
SG: D Wright
SF: T Hardaway, T Ariza
PF: D Finney-Smith, M Kleber, C Anthony
C: Porzingis

Anurag Tyagi

Surely into football, kicked it for a while, and now beholding! Follows American sports, especially the NBA. And I believe Stephen Curry is under-rated as was Steven Gerrard.