At the Chase Center on Friday, the Dallas Mavericks and Golden State Warriors will play game 2 of the NBA Western Conference Finals. Before returning home, the Dallas Mavericks hope to even the series at 1-1. The Golden State Warriors have a chance to jump out to a 2-0 lead in the series.
The Mavericks average 104.9 points on 44.6 percent shooting while allowing 102.6 points on 46.8% shooting. Jalen Brunson averages 22.3 points and 4.6 rebounds, while Luka Doncic averages 30.5 points and 6.4 assists. Spencer Dinwiddie is the team’s third double-digit scorer, with 5.5 rebounds per game. The Mavericks are hitting 37.2 percent from three-point range and 77.1 percent from the line. The Dallas Mavericks allow 33.9 percent 3-point shooting and average 36.8 rebounds per game.
The Golden State Warriors are averaging 114 points per game on 48.9% shooting, while allowing 108.3 points per game on 43.6 percent shooting. Klay Thompson averages 19.9 points and 4.5 rebounds, while Stephen Curry averages 26.4 points and 5.5 assists. Jordan Poole is the team’s third double-digit scorer, with Andrew Wiggins pulling down 6.8 rebounds per game. The Golden State Warriors are hitting 37.4% from three-point range and 73.3 percent from the line. The Golden State Warriors allow 34.8 percent 3-point shooting and pull down 44.4 rebounds per game.
The Mavericks are 1-4 against the spread in their last five away games and 9-4 overall. The Warriors are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 home games and 2-6 ATS overall in their last eight games. Overall, the Mavericks are 5-1 in their last six games. In the Warriors’ last five home games, the under is 4-1. In their last eight meetings in Golden State, the Mavericks are 6-2 ATS and 11-4 ATS in their last 15 meetings.
I seriously considered betting on the Golden State Warriors, because the Mavs’ role guys don’t often show up on the road, and they’ve gotten their boots smoked a lot in the playoffs. The Warriors can still go on avalanche runs, and it’s even worse when the opposing team is flinging bricks at them. Having said that, the Dallas Mavericks missed a million three-pointers in game one and still had chances to keep the game close at moments. The Mavs went 11-48 from three-point range and 36% from the field, with several of those attempts being wide open.
Free Pick: Golden State Warriors
