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Dallas Mavericks v Brooklyn Nets
NBA Regular Season
Friday 7 May 2021
American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Tip-off at 01:30 CAT
The Brooklyn Nets will chase a win in the ‘Lone Star State’ when they face hosts the Dallas Mavericks in an
NBA Regular Season game at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on the morning of Friday 7 May 2021. Tip-off is at 01:30 CAT.
The Mavericks are looking to lock down a place in the Playoffs but have struggled to find their best form of late, notably going down 111-99 to the also-ran Sacramento Kings earlier this week – a game which also Luka Doncic ejected for a technical foul and puts him in danger of a suspension.
Coach Rick Carlisle also got two techs in tandem with his 22-year-old star. "I set a poor example tonight by getting two myself," Carlisle said. "That's on me. I apologised to the team after the game for it, too. It's not the right example."
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Brooklyn, meanwhile, are already safely into the Playoffs and can look at fine-tuning their game in what remains of the Regular Season. A recent 117-114 defeat at the hands of fellow championship hopefuls the Milwaukee Bucks showed the Nets that they still have plenty of room for improvement.
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"Every day you wake up is about your craft," star man Kevin Durant said. "We've just got to stay locked in mentally to what we're trying to do as a group."
Coach Steve Nash added, “We know Kevin can be an A defender when he’s fully fit and in rhythm. I think that’s still something he has a gap to close here with that because so much has been thrown at him. I think it’s hard for Kevin to fully complete his game without time.”
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In head-to-head stats, the Mavericks and the Nets have met in 78 Regular Season games since 1980-81, with Dallas claiming 46 wins compared to 32 for Brooklyn. The teams last met in the Regular Season in February 2021, with the Mavericks claiming a 115-98 win thanks to 27 points from Luka Doncic.
Dallas Mavericks v Brooklyn Nets – Head-to-head
Regular Season games played: 78
Mavericks wins: 46
Nets wins: 32
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