Charlotte Hornets Gameday: versus the Dallas Mavericks
7 p.m., Time Warner Cable Arena
TV: Fox Sports Southeast Radio: WFNZ-AM 610.
Projected Starters
Hornets | Mavericks | |||||
Pos, Player | PPG | RPG | Pos, Player | PPG | RPG | |
G K. Walker | 21.3 | 4.4 | G. D. Williams | 13.9 | 3.0 | |
G C. Lee | 9.8 | 2.5 | G W. Matthews | 12.1 | 2.9 | |
F N. Batum | 14.5 | 6.3 | F C. Parsons | 13.7 | 4.6 | |
F M. Williams | 11.1 | 6.8 | F D. Nowitzki | 18.0 | 6.6 | |
C C. Zeller | 9.1 | 6.2 | C Z. Pachulia | 9.5 | 10.4 | |
Matchup to Watch
Dirk Nowitzki vs. Marvin Williams: Nowitzki is a future Hall-of-Famer who is still good for 30 minutes a game. Williams has probably been the Hornets’ best defender with Michael Kidd-Gilchrist out.
Observations
▪ The Hornets won in Dallas – a rarity – in the first meeting of this matchup in November.
▪ The Mavericks are on a five-game losing streak after falling at home to the Indiana Pacers Saturday afternoon.
Tap-ins
▪ The Mavericks signed veteran forward David Lee after he accepted a buyout with the Boston Celtics.
▪ The Hornets’ victory in Dallas broke a 21-game losing streak in this series.
Did you know?
The then-Bobcats took Zaza Pachulia in the 2004 expansion draft, trading him on to the Milwaukee Bucks in a pre-arranged deal.
Rick Bonnell
This story was originally published March 13, 2016 at 9:15 PM with the headline "Charlotte Hornets Gameday: versus the Dallas Mavericks."