NBA Basketball Picks: Dallas at San Antonio

The San Antonio Spurs return to the AT&T Center for the first time this month to play the Dallas Mavericks tonight. (AP Images)"]

The Spurs’ win over Washington on Saturday capped 10,761 miles of travel over 19 days while their home court was occupied by the annual San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo. San Antonio, which last played at the AT&T Center on Jan. 31, went 5-3 on the trip.

The Mavericks have dropped four of their last five against the Spurs. Dallas won 98-81 in San Antonio on Nov. 4, but fell 133-126 in double overtime in the teams’ last meeting Dec. 9 in Dallas.

Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 32 points and 14 rebounds in that game, his fourth straight double-double against Dallas.

Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki had 35 points and 10 boards in the double-overtime defeat. He’s averaging 32.5 points and shooting 50.9 percent against the Spurs this season. Get NBA basketball picks before the big game.