The Dallas Mavericks are in the middle of a four-game home stand, starting it with a big win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night. For an encore, they get their final matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers of the season,

The Portland Trail Blazers head to crypto.com Arena to face the Los Angeles in a Western conference matchup. The Trail Blazers are 11-21, which lands them in 13th place in the west. The Lakers are faring a bit better, with an 18-14 record, which lands them in seventh place.

Deandre Ayton leads the Portland Trail Blazers (11-21) into a road game against the Los Angeles Lakers (18-14) at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday, starting at 10:30 PM ET.In their last time out, the