Salah Mejri will get the start at center for the Mavs tonight in Portland coming off his 13-point, 14-rebound, six-block performance in Sunday's win over the Trail Blazers. "I've been working all season to get this opportunity," said Mejri, who had played a total of 12 minutes in March before Sunday. "For sure, I am ready. How I'll play, I don't know. You never know. I've been preparing myself. I'm ready. I will try to do my best. Maybe I will not have the same game I had last game, but for sure, I will try to do the same things." Mejri, who was plus-30 in 33 minutes Sunday, expressed great confidence in his ability after that outing but added, "I need the coach's confidence." Is Rick Carlisle confident in the 29-year-old Tunisian rookie? The coach's answer: "When he plays within himself, within our system, he's a guy who can help us."