Charlotte at Dallas

The Dallas Mavericks' trade with the Knicks all centered around Kristaps Porzingis. The problem is that for now he won't suit up until next year, so the 24-28 Mavs have conceded the rest of this season as without Porzingis the trade is a net loss in talent for Dallas. The second problem is a lot of new players on the floor that have had little time to get prepared to play the Mavs' offense, so the deficit tonight is larger than the line adjustment. Charlotte is 26-27 on the season and still has a good chance to be a playoff team. The Hornets are 7-4 in their last 11 with each of the four losses coming vs. a winning team. Take Charlotte.