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Portland Trail Blazers
6-1 · 5-0 on the road
2027-01-07
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4-4 · 2-2 at home
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Trail BlazersOffense
MavericksDefense

The Trail Blazers rank 12th in the NBA in three-point % (35.5%), and the Mavericks have the best three-point % allowed (29.9%). A tough test for the offense.

League average is 34.7%, so the Trail Blazers are 0.8 points above it. Deni Avdija leads them with 23.4 points a game on 57.7% true shooting.

2027-01-072026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
Deni AvdijaTop scorer · POR
Cooper FlaggTop scorer · DAL

Deni Avdija (23.4, 16th) and Cooper Flagg (24.3, 13th) both sit in the top 25 in points per game.

Deni Avdija: 6.4 rebounds, 6.4 assists, 32.4 minutes, 57.7% true shooting. Cooper Flagg: 6.3 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 34.4 minutes, 57.1% true shooting.

2027-01-072026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
Trail Blazers6-1
Mavericks4-4

The Trail Blazers (6-1) lead the West; the Mavericks (4-4) are 10th in the West. Same conference, so the result moves both in the West race.

Away record: Trail Blazers 5-0. Home record: Mavericks 2-2. Streaks: Trail Blazers W3, Mavericks L2.

2027-01-072026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores

Team vs team

Season before this game (POR 7 games, DAL 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

PORDAL
Scoring
121.91st · Top 5
Points per game
NBA avg 113.5
112.116th · Average
110.712th · Average
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.5
112.213th · Average
+11.12nd · Top 5
Point margin
NBA avg -0.1
-0.119th · Average
Efficiency
118.53rd · Top 5
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
111.116th · Average
109.312th · Average
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
110.616th · Average
+9.26th · Above avg
Net rating
NBA avg +0.0
+0.519th · Average
102.116th
Pace
NBA avg 102.4
101.220th
Shooting
56.4%3rd · Top 5
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.3%
54.0%12th · Average
60.2%4th · Top 5
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.2%
57.2%17th · Average
15.45th · Top 5
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
12.419th · Average
35.5%12th · Average
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.7%
33.8%19th · Average
0.364th · Top 5
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2526th · Bottom 5
Defense
51.2%8th · Above avg
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.3%
51.4%9th · Above avg
7.125th · Below avg
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
8.615th · Average
5.016th · Average
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
5.89th · Above avg
Possessions
14.7%15th · Average
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.9%
14.7%16th · Average
31.7%5th · Top 5
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.3%
28.0%14th · Average
47.47th · Above avg
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.2
43.418th · Average
27.19th · Above avg
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
26.216th · Average

Recent form

Portland Trail Blazers
WLWWW

Last 5: average margin +5.8 (season +11.1). Streak W3.

Dallas Mavericks
WWWLL

Last 5: average margin +3.4 (season -0.1). Streak L2.

Key players

Portland Trail Blazers
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Deni AvdijaF 23.46.46.457.7
Damian LillardG 20.14.14.158.6
Ja MorantG 15.82.55.562.2
Toumani CamaraF 13.73.01.372.3
Dallas Mavericks
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Cooper FlaggF 24.36.36.357.1
Kyrie IrvingG 22.74.04.861.7
P.J. WashingtonF 14.58.01.452.2
Naji MarshallF 13.63.45.456.2

Injury report

Portland Trail Blazers
Ja Morant G · Left Hamstring Strain · back ~2026-12-01 Out
Shaedon Sharpe G · Right Meniscus Surgery · back ~2027-03-02 Out
Vit Krejci G · Left Ankle Fracture · back ~2027-01-02 Out
Dallas Mavericks
Dereck Lively II C · Right Foot Surgery · back ~2026-11-12 Out
Sergio De Larrea G · Right Knee Sprain · back ~2026-11-12 Out
Tarik Biberovic F · Right Heel Bursitis · back ~2026-11-12 Out

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.

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