PREVIEW: MAVERICKS (2-1) AT MEMPHIS (0-2)

2 p.m., The Pyramid, FSN/ESPN-FM (103.3) and KESS (1270 AM, Spanish)

Series: Dallas leads, 19-4

SCOUTING THE MAVERICKS


Trend: Injuries. The Mavericks added one more to their list of day-to-day when Dirk Nowitzki went down with a sprained left ankle.
Who's hot: Juwan Howard scored 15 on 6-of-13 shooting at Toronto and also grabbed 11 rebounds.

Who's not: Michael Finley made only 7-of-20 attempts against the Raptors and accounted for five turnovers.

Injuries: Greg Buckner (sprained right ankle), Adrian Griffin (back spasms) and Dirk Nowitzki (sprained left ankle) are day-to-day. Wang Zhizhi is fulfilling obligations in China. Darrick Martin (broken right hand), Edurado Najera (tendinitis, left knee), and Ruben Wolkowyski (sprained right ankle) are on the injured list.

SCOUTING THE GRIZZLIES


Trend: Opponents are shooting well. Opposing teams are shooting 46 percent and outscoring the Grizzlies by an average of 9.5 points per game
Who's hot: Stromile Swift has missed just one shot attempt (10-of-11) in two games.

Who's not: Jason Williams is shooting 37 percent and averaging 5.5 turnovers per game.