DAL vs POR Dream11 Team Prediction NBA Projections, Fantasy Basketball Picks for Dallas Mavericks vs Portland Trailblazers 15 February

Dallas Mavericks vs Portland Trailblazers Fantasy NBA: Dallas Mavericks will enter the game after defeating the New Orleans Pelicans by 13 points behind a 46 points effort by Luka Doncic and 36 points outing by Kristaps Porzingis. On the other hand, the Portland Trailblazers will come in the contest after winning against the Cleveland Cavaliers by 19 points where Gary Trent Jr. contributed 26 points to lead them in scoring.
The Dallas Mavericks have struggled to start the season despite an MVP-like season by their star guard in Luka Doncic but they have won 4 games in a row which can inspire them to come back into the Playoffs contention. The Mavericks have relied heavily upon the duo of Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis but they have faced trouble defensively game in and game out.
The Portland Trailblazers have done well even after missing C.J. McCollum because Gary Trent and Carmelo Anthony have performed exceptionally in pressure situations, indicating that they can have a better season record compared to the 2019-20 season. Although the roster doesn’t look primed for the NBA Finals, they can become a formidable force once McCollum returns. More information regarding the Dallas Mavericks vs Portland Trailblazers match-up will be related here.

Host: Dallas Mavericks
Visitors: Portland Trailblazers
Match Timing: 15 February, @ 06:00 AM
Venue: American Airlines Arena

NBA Projections and Analysis:
Dallas Mavericks| Portland Trailblazers
Games: 27 | 25
Wins:  13| 15
Defeats: 14 | 10

Dallas Mavericks vs Portland Trailblazers, NBA News
Dallas Mavericks team News:
Status Out: So far no one has been ruled out for the Dallas Mavericks.
Status Questionable: Nothing to report on the injury front so far.
Dallas Mavericks active roster: Tim Hardaway, Luka Doncic, Maxi Kleber, Willie Cauley-Stein, Kristaps Porzingis, Tyrell Terry, Wes Iwundu, Boban Marjanovic, James Johnson, Jalen Brunson, Josh Green, Dwight Powell, Tyler Bey, Nate Hinton.

Portland Trailblazers team News:
Status Out: Zach Collins: The big forward for the Blazers continues to be out and won’t participate in this game.
Jusuf Nurkic: Nurkic will not play for at least the next 4 weeks.
CJ McCollum: The star Guard will be reevaluated in a week or so and will not play in this game
Status Questionable: Rodney Hood: Hood is questionable for the game against the Dallas Mavericks.
Portland Trailblazers active Roster: Damian Lillard, Carmelo Anthony, Derrick Jones Jr., Rodney Hood, Harry Giles III, Robert Covington, Enes Kanter, Anfernee Simmons, Gary Trent Jr., Keljin Blevins.

Dallas Mavericks have played some winning basketball as of late and so have the Trailblazers which means in terms of form, the teams are evenly matched. The trouble for both the Trailblazers and Mavericks will be guarding their marquee players in Damian Lillard and Luka Doncic respectively. The Mavericks have a weak defense but the Trailblazers are no defensive dynamos either. The match-up between the two teams looks even on many counts so the bench play will be crucial to determine the winner of this game. The Trailblazers are missing their star guard C.J. McCollum but they can still snatch one on the road with players like Carmelo Anthony, who has given them amazing production in the recent games. The PG match-up between Doncic and Lillard makes this a worthwhile watch on NBA live stream or NBA streams.

NBA Scores, Fantasy Picks:
Luka Doncic
PPG: 28.5
APG: 9.4
RPG: 8.7
SPG: 1.0
TPG: 4.2
Projected Fantasy Points: 50
Luka is playing at an MVP level right now and has continued to leave his imprints over the NBA world. However, Luka’s team has not supported his endeavors as much as they should, but current games have indicated that they are now ready to make some noise. Luka went nuts in the win against the Pelicans, piling up 46 points, 12 assists, 8 rebounds, 1 block, and 1 steal. Luka is a prime candidate as the Super-Player option in the Dream11 NBA scenario.

Damian Lillard
PPG: 29.0
APG: 7.2
RPG: 4.4
SPG: 1.0
TPG: 3.0
Projected Fantasy Points: 42
Dame Dolla gets it done in a number of ways on the offensive end and he is having another stellar season. He has also played an MVP and has carried the Trailblazers well without C.J. McCollum to help him out. Damian is coming off 20 points, 9 assists, 3 rebounds, and 1 steal performance against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Kristaps Porzingis
PPG: 20.7
RPG: 8.3
BPG: 1.6
TPG: 1.3
Projected Fantasy Points: 31
Kristaps provides great shooting and finishing at the Big forward or Center position and his skills enable him to make a difference in the scoring column. He has been criticized for his defense lately but it is not alone on him to be effective on that end. He had a terrific outing in the win against the Pelicans, bagging 36 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 block.
Enes Kanter
PPG: 11.5
RPG: 11.1
TPG: 1.2
Projected Fantasy Points: 21
Enes is a gritty rebounder and a brilliant scorer in the paint and from the mid-range. He has performed well in absence of Jusuf Nurkic, giving Trailblazers a starter-like production from the big man position. Enes had a terrific night in the win against the Cavaliers, collecting 21 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 block.

Sleeper Picks:
Tim Hardaway: Tim is averaging 16.8 PPG and 3.3 RPG. He has been shuffled around the lineup and has seen uneven minute distribution over the season, but has still managed to score a decent amount of points. He bagged only 8 points in the win against the Pelicans. Projected Fantasy Points: 20
Gary Trent Jr.: The back-up PG is averaging 14.8 PPG and 2.2 RPG. Gary has stepped up his game without C.J. McCollum and has shown amazing scoring chops in the recent games. He is coming off 26 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists outing in the win against the Cavaliers. Projected Fantasy Points: 20
Carmelo Anthony: The veteran SF is averaging 13.5 PPG and 3.4 RPG. Carmelo has embraced his role off the bench very well and has also come up big during clutch moments. Carmelo is still splashing his stepback jumpers and fadeaways, and he has been a great player for the Trailblazers. Melo has now come up with 3 20+ points performances in a row. Carmelo registered 23 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, and 1 steal in the win against the Cavaliers. Projected Fantasy Points: 22

Jalen Brunson is averaging 11.7 PPG, 3.7 APG, and 3.2 RPG for the Mavs. Projected Fantasy Points: 20
Anfernee Simmons is averaging 8.7 PPG and 2.3 RPG for the Trailblazers. Projected Fantasy Points: 16

DAL vs POR Dream11 Team Prediction
PG: Luka Doncic(SP)
SG: Jalen Brunson, Josh Richardson, Anfernee Simmons
SF: Carmelo Anthony
PF: Willie Cauley-Stein, Kristaps Porzingis(PP)
C:   Enes Kanter

Note
Fantasy Points are the total number of points players amass based upon points, assists, rebounds, steals, blocks, and turnovers. Points are multiplied by 1, rebounds by 1.2, and assists are multiplied by a value of 1.5, steals and blocks are multiplied by 3, whereas, for each turnover, the player loses 1 point. For example, if a player has 10 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block, 1 steal, and 2 turnovers, then the total value will be 26 (10+5*1.2+4*1.5+1*3+1*3-2*1). A Super-Player gets two times increase in the total fantasy points, so if the Player gets 20 points then it will be doubled to 40. In the case of Pro-Player, he gets a 1.5 increase, which means if a player gets 20 points then the total becomes 35. Projected Fantasy Points given here are based upon season averages and prediction analysis.