The Dallas Mavericks (3-7) host the Milwaukee Bucks (6-4) on Monday night in Dallas. The Bucks are coming off the front end of a back-to-back against the Rockets which they lost. Dallas came home after
defeating the Washington Wizards on Saturday night. There’s plenty of drama going on in Dallas tonight with Nico Harrison apparently on the outs with the owner Patrick Dumont.
Here’s the main things you need to know before the game kicks off.
- WHO: Dallas Mavericks vs Milwaukee Bucks
- WHAT: A win to quiet the noise
- WHERE: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
- WHEN: 7:30 p.m. CST
- HOW: KFAA Channel 29, MavsTV streaming, NBA League Pass, and also Playback with Kirk
As of this writing the injury report is interesting. Kyrie Irving and Dante Exum are out. Dereck Lively is doubtful with his boo boo. Anthony Davis is once again listed as questionable, as is Daniel Gafford. Whether Davis plays more or less decides this game. That’s because… Giannis Antetokounmpo is listed as probable. If he actually suits up, Dallas is in trouble
Giannis leads the league in points per game. The Mavericks surrender the fourth most points per game in the paint. That’s a bad combo for a Dallas defense that stinks. There’s a longer preview up on the page and SB Nation has a piece on the front page that says Dallas needs to move AD ASAP if Nico is actually fired.
Well have more on the drama around Dallas after the game.
As you can tell below, you can join me in a room on Playback (embed below) during the game (though I may not be able to start it until halftime). Also consider joining Josh and I on Pod Maverick live after the game on YouTube, we should start around 10:15 pm. Thanks so much for spending time with us here at Mavs Moneyball. Let’s go Mavs!
