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Game Date:
12/16/2016
10:30pm EST
Lines:
Dallas +11
Utah -11
Total:
Over
184.5 (-110)
Under 184.5 (-110)
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Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz Thread
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Dirk Nowitzki, not even in the middle of what has been a relatively hellish year for the future Hall of Famer, admitted that the 2016-17 season could be his last in the NBA. Nowitzki, who has missed all but five of his team’s 24 games this year with a sore right Achilles tendon, told German magazine Sport Bild that he could decide to hang it up after the season if his injuries prove too tough to manage. The 39-year-old, who was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks and traded to Dallas all the way back in June of 1998, is stuck on a Dallas Mavericks team that is currently tied with Philadelphia for the worst record in the NBA at 6-18. Continue to Article
December 14, 2016 2:10:pm EST
NBA star Dirk Nowitzki says he could retire as early as next year, but admits his dream is to play until 2018 and celebrate 20 years with the Dallas Mavericks. Nowitzki has played for the Mavericks since joining from DJK Wurzburg in 1998. The German was the NBA Finals' MVP during the team's 2011 championship year and is a 13-time NBA All-Star, but at 38-year-old is coming to the end of his career. Continue to Article
December 14, 2016 8:09:am EST
Even with many key players missing large swaths of games because of injuries, the Utah Jazz were able to stay on a winning track. Now that some of those players are starting to get healthy again, the Jazz could take the step forward everyone expected before the season began. Gordon Hayward returned Saturday after a one-game absence and led Utah to a 104-84 victory over the Sacramento Kings. Continue to Article
December 14, 2016 3:08:am EST
The Dallas Mavericks are coming off arguably their best performance of the season going into Wednesday night's matchup with Detroit at American Airlines Center. The Pistons can't say the same. The Mavericks (6-18) scorched Denver 112-92 Monday in the opener of a quick two-game homestand. Continue to Article
December 13, 2016 7:02:pm EST
Russell Westbrook enters Tuesday’s play averaging 31.1 points, 11 assists and 10.9 rebounds per game. Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook is threatening to become the first NBA player to average a triple-double since Cincinnati Royals Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson achieved the double-figure points, assists and rebounds mark during the 1961-62 NBA season. A lot has changed in the league since then, which is why Westbrook’s current averages of 31.1 points, 11 assists and 10.9 rebounds would make such a feat a remarkable achievement in line with some of the greatest individual seasons in NBA history. Continue to Article
December 13, 2016 12:29:pm EST
