The Dallas Mavericks play host to the Portland Trail Blazers, at American Airlines Arena on Sunday evening.

The Mavs (2-0) have had a great start to the season as their new dynamic duo of Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis has not disappointed. Doncic has led the Mavs in scoring, while Porzingis has been the next highest scorer in both contests so far. Doncic tallied a triple-double with 25 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in his most recent contest, and put up 34 points, nine rebounds, three assists and two steals in the first game of the season. After missing the entire 2018-19 season, Porzingis finished with 23 points on 7-of-16 shooting in the Mavs' season opener. He then finished with 24 points on 8-of-17 shooting in his most recent contest. Delon Wright came up big in his most recent contest, with 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting. The Mavs have displayed solid depth with more than 30 points from the bench in each of their two contests so far.

Meanwhile, the Trail Blazers (1-1) dropped their season/home opener but bounced back with a win in their most recent contest, with a win in Sacramento. Damian Lillard led the way with 35 points on 12-of-20 shooting in the win. Hassan Whiteside has looked good in his first two contests with Portland, as he tallied 16 points and 19 rebounds in his first outing and 22 points and nine rebounds in his second. C.J. McCollum was quiet with 12 points in the opener but picked up with 19 points in the Trail Blazers' most recent contest. The Blazers have given up an average of 110 points against over their first two games and can look to tighten up the defense. This marks the second game of a four-game road trip for the Trail Blazers, who are 1-0 on the road so far.