The Dallas Mavericks are playing against the Sacramento Kings tonight and fans from both sides are excited about this one. A few years ago, the Mavericks would have been known as the outright favorites. But the Kings have done tremendously well to cement their status as one of the best teams in the league in recent years. They are 3rd seed in the West right now and are still in high spirits despite losing to the Mavs in the last game.
The Dallas Mavericks have been on a 2-game winning streak since acquiring Kyrie Irving in a blockbuster trade. He has played two games for them and the Mavs have emerged victorious on both occasions. This has led the NBA world to believe that the Mavs might be unstoppable once Luka Doncic returns from injury after missing numerous games. Speaking of Doncic’s injury, the Mavs have provided a huge update ahead of tonight’s game.
Luka Doncic is probable for the Dallas Mavericks vs Sacramento Kings game tonight
For the fans who are not aware, Doncic suffered a heel injury and has been on the sidelines for a while now. He did not play against the Utah Jazz and had to miss Kyrie’s debut for the Mavs. However, it looks like Luka will make an appearance tonight. Mavs fans will be ecstatic to realize that Kyrie and Luka will be playing in their first game together tonight.
The Mavs will not have the services of Maxi Kleber and Davis Bertans tonight. They are currently dealing with hamstring and calf injuries respectively and are out with indefinite return dates.
Dallas Mavericks injury report
- Luka Doncic (probable)
- Maxi Kleber (out)
- Davis Bertans (out)
Dallas Mavericks expected roster
- Luka Doncic (probable)
- Kyrie Irving
- Dwight Powell
- Reggie Bullock
- Josh Green
Sacramento Kings injury report
- Malik Monk (day-to-day)
- KZ Okpala (day-to-day)
Sacramento Kings expected roster
- Keegan Murray
- De’Aaron Fox
- Domantas Sabonis
- Harrison Barnes
- Kevin Huerter
Can Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving get off to a good start for the Mavs tonight?
As mentioned earlier, this will be the first time Kyrie and Luka play on the same team. Their play styles are the main reasons why fans have been waiting for this duo to set foot on the court. Both of them carry the ball the most on their team, and both Luka and Kyrie are elite shooters and dribblers as well. This has raised questions about whether they will complement each other or cause the other player’s failure. Luka addressed this recently and he even mentioned that he was excited to play off the ball more.
The Mavs won the last game 122-114, thanks to a decent performance from Kyrie. He put up a double-double with 25 points and 10 assists. The Kings could not come out on top despite De’Aaron Fox’s best efforts with 33 points. Luka’s presence in tonight’s game will play a major role and we can predict the Mavs to be the favorites as well. Although the Kyrie-Luka partnership is still new, we can expect them to have no trouble finding each other on the floor tonight.