The Dallas Mavericks are taking on the Brooklyn Nets on the road on Tuesday night, and it is expected to be a pretty tight game. The Mavericks are coming into this one with a 27-23 record, and they are in 8th place in the Western Conference. The Nets, on the other hand, are currently 20-29 on the year and are in 11th place in the Eastern Conference, just on the outside of the play-in tournament. Dallas heads to this game favored by 4.5, and they got some key injury updates on Tuesday afternoon.
Two key players that the Mavericks had on the injury report were Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. Doncic is battling a minor right ankle issue and a nasal contusion, but he played on Monday night in their win against the Philadelphia 76ers. Irving also played on Monday, but he is battling a right thumb sprain.
Fortunately, both players have since been made available for the contest by the Mavericks.
This is obviously be the best case scenario for Dallas, especially since both Doncic and Irving have played less than 30 games together this season. The more reps they can get alongside each other, the better for Dallas.
Sure enough, this a big one for Kyrie Irving as he played for the Brooklyn Nets not too long ago. Irving came over to the Mavericks last season after a trade with the Nets.
The Mavericks and Nets will tip off on Tuesday at 7:30 ET from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The game will be airing on TNT.