Watch Mavericks vs. Nets: How to live stream, TV channel, start time for Monday's NBA game

Through 1 Quarter

We’ve seen some fireworks one quarter in as the Brooklyn Nets and the Dallas Mavericks have combined for 65 points. Neither team has the matchup in the bag, but Brooklyn leads 34-31. Nobody has stood out from the pack for them offensively yet.

The Nets and Dallas came into this contest with previous-game wins. The follow-up victory here is still up for grabs, so expect a hard fought finale.

Who’s Playing

Brooklyn @ Dallas

Current Records: Brooklyn 4-6; Dallas 5-3

What to Know

The Brooklyn Nets will hit the road for the third straight game as they head to American Airlines Center at 9:45 p.m. ET Monday. Matchupboth teams experienced a bit of a scare in their previous matchupboth teams experienced a bit of a scare in their previous but managed to pull out a pair of wins.

This past Saturday, the Nets narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Charlotte Hornets 98-94. Brooklyn’s success was spearheaded by the efforts of power forward Kevin Durant, who had 27 points along with eight rebounds and three blocks, and shooting guard Cameron Thomas, who had 21 points.

Speaking of close games: the Dallas Mavericks escaped with a win this past Friday against the Toronto Raptors by the margin of a single free throw, 111-110. Point guard Luka Doncic continued his habit of dropping crazy stat lines, picking up 35 points and six assists in addition to eight boards. The game made it Doncic’s eighth in a row with at least 31 points.

The Nets are expected to lose this next one by 6.5. They hadn’t treated bettors all too well in the past (they are 3-7), but they might be worth taking a chance on now after beating the spread two games in a row.

Their wins bumped Brooklyn to 4-6 and the Mavericks to 5-3. We’ll see which team can carry over their success and which team inevitably falls when Brooklyn and Dallas clash.