Lakers’ Ham wants AD shooting six 3s per game

San Antonio Spurs (18-14, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (18-16, eighth in the Western Conference) Dallas; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Dallas hosts San Antonio looking to prolong its three-game home winning streak. The Mavericks are 4-1 in division play. Dallas averages 42.8 rebounds per game and is 8-1 when outrebounding opponents. The Spurs are 12-13 against Western Conference opponents. San Antonio is seventh in the Western Conference giving up just 110.9 points while holding opponents to 46.5% shooting. The two teams play for the second time this season. The Mavericks defeated the Spurs 122-117 in their last matchup on Jan. 22. Luka Doncic led Dallas with 36 points, and DeMar DeRozan paced San Antonio scoring 29 points. TOP PERFORMERS: Kristaps Porzingis is scoring 20.2 points per game and averaging 8.4 rebounds for the Mavericks. Jalen Brunson is shooting 54.4% and averaging 14.9 points over the last 10 games for Dallas. Patty Mills leads the Spurs averaging 2.8 made 3-pointers while scoring 13.3 points per game and shooting 40.2% from beyond the arc. Dejounte Murray is averaging 18.3 points and 6.6 rebounds while shooting 47.1% over the last 10 games for San Antonio. LAST 10 GAMES: Mavericks: 8-2, averaging 114.7 points, 42.9 rebounds, 22.7 assists, 5.5 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 48.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110 points on 45.2% shooting. Spurs: 6-4, averaging 110.4 points, 44.5 rebounds, 25.2 assists, 7.9 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.4 points on 44.1% shooting. INJURIES: Mavericks: Luka Doncic: day to day (back). Spurs: Devin Vassell: day to day (health and safety protocols), Rudy Gay: day to day (health and safety protocols), LaMarcus Aldridge: day to day (illness), Derrick White: day to day (health and safety protocols). ___ Sports Betting News created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. Sports Betting News

On this week’s episode of The Putback with Ian Begley, SNY NBA Insider Ian Begley and SNY’s Chris Williamson are joined by Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic, Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News, and Steve Popper of Newsday for a roundtable discussion.