Blazers vs. Mavericks: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions


The Portland Trail Blazers (9-23) play against the Dallas Mavericks (19-15) at American Airlines Center

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Game Time: 8:30 PM EST on Wednesday January 3, 2024

Portland Trail Blazers 0, Dallas Mavericks 0 (8:30 pm ET)

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Chuck Cooperstein @coopmavs
Mavs starters: Green, Jones, Lively, Irving, Doncic
POR starters: Camara, Grant, Badji, Simons, Henderson
7:40 tip @971TheFreak – 8:10 PM
Aaron J. Fentress @AaronJFentress
Anfernee Simons, Toumami Camara and Duop Reath are back tonight at Dallas.
Ayton and Brown still out.
Badji to start at center.
Ant and Scoot starting in the backcourt.
Per Billups. – 7:13 PM
Aaron J. Fentress @AaronJFentress
Anfernee Simons, Toumami Camara and Duop Reath are back tonight at Dallas.
Ayton and Brown still out.
Badji to start at center.
Per Billups. – 7:07 PM
Casey Holdahl @CHold
Blazers starters: Ant, Scoot, Toumani, Jerami and Ibou – 7:06 PM
Casey Holdahl @CHold
Anfernee Simons (illness), Toumani Camara (knee) and Duop Reath (back) are available, Moses Brown (wrist) is out for tonight’s game in Dallas. – 7:05 PM
Casey Holdahl @CHold
A good sign: @AnferneeSimons going through his usual pregame workout. He’s missed the last three games due to illness. – 6:59 PM
Dallas Mavericks PR @MavsPR
Dante Exum (right heel contusion), Richaun Holmes (personal reasons) and Maxi Kleber (right small toe dislocation) will be OUT for tonight’s game against the Trail Blazers. – 6:55 PM
Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
Who has the best chance to record a triple-double tonight?
🏀Luka vs. POR (+240)
🏀Giannis at IND (+425)
🏀LeBron vs. MIA (+650)
Listen to the @RotoWireNBA show tonight at 7pm ET with @wha1en and @BaruthaAlex for more on tonight’s games!
Listen LIVE: sxm.app.link/nbaradiolive pic.twitter.com/xBjMkh6T7E5:30 PM

Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Bally Sports Sun has announced it has picked up the Feb. 27 Heat at Blazers game dropped by TNT. No word on whether there will be a Joe Cronin pregame interview. – 5:00 PM
Aaron J. Fentress @AaronJFentress
Trail Blazers’ Scoot Henderson, other young players show improvement, 7-game trip starts poorly: Blazer Focused podcast with @CraigBirnbach
oregonlive.com/blazers/2024/0…4:54 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Heat’s Duncan Robinson will have to bleed his maize and blue from a distance as Michigan plays Monday night for football title. sun-sentinel.com/2024/01/03/hea… Also: Erik Spoelstra on Gabe Vincent’s injury setback; Heat-Blazers (as expected) removed from national TV. – 4:46 PM
Mark Followill @MFollowill
Being centrally located, ultra long road trips & homestands are uncommon. In Mavs history, the longest scheduled homestands are:
8 games – Mar/Apr 2014 (4-4 record)
7 – Nov/Dec 88 (4-3)
7 – Jan/Feb 97 (3-4)
7 – Dec 08 (5-2)
1st of 7 straight at home tonight (vs POR, 730p, BSSW) – 4:03 PM
Mark Followill @MFollowill
So, today was a good day for some Dereck Lively research. Clearly, a young big man and foul trouble is a worthy concern. Here’s how it has played out in his first 28 games.
2 fouls in 1Q- 3 gms
3+ Fouls in the 1H- 7 gms
4+ fouls before end 3Q- 7 gms
Fouled out – 1 gm
Rate of… – 3:21 PM





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