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Bobcats vs. Mavericks
7:30 p.m., Time Warner Cable Arena
TV: SportSouth. Radio: WFNZ-AM 610
Projected Starters
| Bobcats | Mavericks | ||||
| Pos, Player | Ppg | Rpg | Pos, Player | Ppg | Rpg |
| G, K. Walker | 19.0 | 3.0 | G, D. Collison | 16.2 | 2.4 |
| G, Jeff Taylor | 0.0 | 0.0 | G, O. Mayo | 21.6 | 3.6 |
| F, M. Kidd-Gilchrist | 8.0 | 6.7 | F, J. Crowder | 8.6 | 3.0 |
| F, B. Mullens | 15.3 | 8.3 | F, B. Wright | 12.2 | 5.0 |
| C, B. Haywood | 8.3 | 9.0 | C, C. Kaman | 18.0 | 6.0 |
Matchup to Watch
O.J. Mayo versus anyone who can guard him: Mayo obliterated the Bobcats in Dallas Saturday, making seven of 10 shots from 3-point range.
Observations
• Yes, this is the team the Bobcats have never beaten – 16 straight losses to the Mavericks since the franchise’s inception in 2004.
• Average margin of defeat is 11.1 points per game.
• The 126 points the Mavericks posted on the Bobcats last week was their highest output since March 2011.
Tap-ins
• Former North Carolina big man Brandan Wright has found a home with the Mavs; he scored in double figures in each of Dallas’ first five games.
• Note the later starting time: 7:30, not 7 p.m.
• The Mavericks are still without star Dirk Nowitzki, recovering from knee surgery.
Did you know?
Bobcats-Mavs is actually not the NBA’s longest active losing streak. The Minnesota Timberwolves have lost 19 straight to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Rick Bonnell
