The Mavs are already up against the first salary cap apron for the 2024-25 season, which will complicate things as Nico Harrison and the front office look to make moves.

The Trail Blazers sport the fifth-worst defensive rating in the NBA, and the matchup will be particularly favorable for Grimes. Portland has allowed opposing SGs to average 35.8 PRAs this season.

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The Dallas Mavericks and Portland Trail Blazers have pushed up the start of their game on Thursday. The game will now begin at 6:30 p.m. The doors to the AAC will open at 5 p.m. DALLAS - The game between the Dallas Mavericks and Portland Trail Blazers has been moved up due to today's weather.

The Dallas Mavericks (21-16) host the Portland Trailblazers (13-23) on Thursday night. Due to inclement weather, the game is getting moved up an hour and will start at 6:30 pm CST as opposed to the usual 7:30 pm for Dallas home games.

T he Portland Trail Blazers have made a change to the time start for their game against the Dallas Mavericks tonight. The game will now start an hour earlier due to inclement weat