OppPCT = Cumulative opponent winning percentage
>.500 = Games against teams that entered Feb. with winning records
OppO = Games against teams that entered Feb. in the top 10 & bottom 10 in offensive efficiency
OppD = Games against teams that entered Feb. in the top 10 & bottom 10 in defensive efficiency
Rest advantage = Didn’t play the day before. Opponent is playing the second game of a back-to-back.
Rest disadvantage = Playing the second game of a back-to-back. Opponent didn’t play the day before.
Through Sunday, teams are 37-27 (.578) in rest-advantage games, 19-12 at home and 18-15 on the road.
Western Conference notes:
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Mavs are tied with the Lakers for the most home-heavy schedule over the next five weeks. Of their 16 remaining first-half games, 11 are scheduled for the American Airlines Center. That includes a seven-game, 14-day homestand that begins Thursday with a two-game series against the Warriors.
Ryan Garcia Reveals Why He Picked Manny Pacquiao Over Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis By
February 1, 2021 3:24 pm
Ryan Garcia had his aim fixed at WBA titleholder Gervonta Davis and vowed to overpower ‘Tank’ within two rounds of their fight. However, Manny Pacquiao suddenly entered the ride, and Garcia is now rumored to fight the Filipino Senator in his next appearance.
Following a TKO win over Luke Campbell, Garcia called out Gervonta Davis and fans feel this would have made more sense for ‘KingRy’ as it would have been against a lightweight boxer.
Hence, the unbeaten 22-year-old explained why he opted Manny Pacquiao over Gervonta Davis. That said, Ryan Garcia hasn’t put ‘Tank’ out of his radar.
Published January 30, 2021, 7:52 PM
Ryan Garcia stands in his corner before the WBC Interim Lightweight Title fight against Luke Campbell at American Airlines Center on January 02, 2021 in Dallas, Texas. Tim Warner/Getty Images/AFP
Whether it will be an exhibition match or not, American rising star Ryan Garcia vowed to knock out Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao in the ring.
Garcia just couldn’t let go of the chance to face his boxing idol, a fight that he labeled a “dream turned reality” which triggered a buzz among fans.
“One of your heroes, one of the people you admire the most and they tell you that you have a chance to face him, I said let’s go for it 100 percent,” Garcia told ESPN Deportes.
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