Who: The Dallas Mavericks host the Milwaukee Bucks
What: This is getting old... trying to extend the win streak.
Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
When: 7:30pm CT
How: League Pass | FSSW-DAL | FSNWI | WTMJ (seriously? that's the name?) | KESN
The Story: The Mavericks will be looking to extend their winning streak to 13 games on Monday night. Dallas swept the two meetings against Milwaukee last season, but they were close games that went down to the very end. Defense will be the story of the night as the Bucks are averaging a league-low 91.5 points. The Mavs are among the league's best defensive teams, yielding 92.6 points per game and allowing opponents to shoot 43.2 percent.
Links after the jump, and stop by Brew Hoop for Bucks coverage.
The Dallas Mavericks have won 12 straight while the Milwaukee Bucks have lost five consecutive on the road and seven in a row in Dallas. The Mavericks hope all of those streaks continue Monday night when they look to match their longest win streak from last season.
Dallas Morning News Scouting Report
The Mavericks will be going up against a defensive-minded Bucks team, lead by a strong-minded coach in Scott Skiles.
Shootaround Report: Bucks (9-13) at Mavericks (19-4)
If you walked into the Mavericks’ Monday morning shootaround, you probably wouldn’t assume that the team had won 12 straight games. Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle prefers it that way, treating his team’s season-high winning streak as if it doesn’t even exist.
Numbers of Interest During Winning Streak
On ESPNDallas.com, Marc Stein put up some interesting numbers that have occurred during the Mavericks 12-game winning streak.