The Dallas Mavericks will again be shorthanded on the second night of a back-to-back.

Iffy with illness

Trey Murphy reveals Naji Marshall’s playful text following the controversial ending to the Pelicans' 119-116 win over the Mavericks.

Dallas Mavericks' Luka Doncic will miss the game against the Boston Celtics due to a calf injury. With multiple key players, including Klay Thompson and Dwight Powell, also dealing with injuries, Dallas faces significant challenges in maintaining their competitive stance in the Western Conference.

Marshall won't start in Friday's game against the Thunder, Mike Curtis of The Dallas Morning News reports. Marshall is retreating to Dallas' bench with Kyrie Irving back in the lineup. Over his last six games, Marshall is averaging 11.3 points, 4.2 assists, 3.8 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 1.0 threes in 28.4 minutes.

The Oklahoma City Thunder fell 121-115 to the Dallas Mavericks Thursday night, losing at home for the first time since Nov. 17, 2024 — a two-point game against

Kyrie Irving is available against the Thunder, but seven Mavericks have been ruled out for the game on Thursday night.

On Thursday night against the Thunder, the 6-foot-7 power forward’s points + rebounds prop at bet365 is sitting at just 21.5 (-125). He’s hit the Over on that number in 15 of 21 contests without Doncic on the floor, falling short by only a basket in two of those six games he went Under.

The Thunder sit pretty at the top of the West with a 36-8 record. But the depleted Mavericks are responsible for three of their eight losses. Paired with last year's playoff exit,

The Dallas Mavericks will play their fourth and final matchup of the season against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday, with both teams playing on the second night of a back-to-back. Both teams are also dealing with hefty injury reports, with 12 players total out for this matchup.

On Wednesday night, the Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwovles will face off in Texas. For the game, both teams have announced their injury reports (updat

The Dallas Mavericks lost their third consecutive game on Wednesday night to the last-place team in the NBA’s Western Conference New Orleans Pelicans 119-116. The nature of the defeat is what drew attention, however.