Overview
- Davis will miss Monday’s game in Salt Lake City with a left calf contusion; D’Angelo Russell, Kyrie Irving, Dante Exum and Dereck Lively II are also out, Daniel Gafford is available, and Brandon Williams is out with Achilles issues.
- Utah’s frontcourt remains thin with Walker Kessler out for the season (shoulder surgery), Jusuf Nurkic resting and Georges Niang sidelined by a foot injury, while Lauri Markkanen and Keyonte George are available.
- George enters off a 39-point, eight-assist performance in Memphis and is averaging 22.9 points and 6.8 assists through 24 games.
- Dallas has won five of its last six, fueled by improved defense and rookie Cooper Flagg’s playmaking, including a 119-111 win over Brooklyn on Friday.
- The teams open a four-game season series at the Delta Center, where Utah’s bigger backcourt presents a defensive test for Dallas without Russell.