The Dallas Mavericks (7-5) head out on the road for the start of a back-to-back against Eastern Conference teams, first facing the Cleveland Cavaliers (6-7) on Friday night. Dallas is coming off a brutal beating at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Cleveland most recently lost one against the Miami Heat on Friday night. It may well be an ugly and weird game as yesterday’s FAA issues kept the Cavs in Miami until this morning. Here are the main things to know:
- WHO: Dallas Mavericks vs Cleveland Cavaliers
- WHAT: Start of a road back-to-back
- WHERE: Rocket Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
- WHEN: 6:30 pm CST
- HOW: KFAA
The Dallas Mavericks injury report
is a mixed back, but nothing should come as a surprise. Morez Johnson Jr. is available to play despite his shin injury, which is good news. Caleb Martin is available as well, he has a few more weeks with the brace on. Max Christie will miss this game with an ankle sprain. Tarik Biberovic and Sergio De Larrea are still out as well.
The Cavaliers side of the report is embarrassing. We get it, you had to fly in this morning. Boo hoo. These are the players that are out due to “injury management”: Jarrett Allen, James Harden, Sam Merrill, Donovan Mitchell, and Peyton Watson. That’s a third of the team! “Injury management” is code for “we’re mad the game wasn’t rescheduled”. Evan Mobley is out with turf toe.
Dallas should take this one with authority, but they cant afford to take their weakened opponent lightly. Check out the deeper preview from Tyler here, though some of that info is now outdated given the injury report.
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