The Dallas Mavericks (9-16), winners of four of their last five games, welcome the Brooklyn Nets (6-17) to American Airlines Center on Friday after a full five days off since their last game. The Nets come into Dallas on the same five nights’ rest after winning three of their last four, including Saturday’s 119-111 win over the lowly New Orleans Pelicans. Michael Porter Jr. had a game-high 35 points and nine rebounds in that win and comes into the game averaging nearly 26 points and eight boards a night.

Cam Thomas, the Nets’ second-leading scorer (21.4 points per game) this year, is out for Friday’s game with a left hamstring injury.

Three of the Mavs’ four wins in their last five games have come against some of the top teams in the NBA this year. After barely getting by the Los Angeles

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