Overview
- Head coach Jason Kidd said Davis will play roughly 30–34 minutes after missing two games with right adductor/groin soreness and he is off the NBA injury report.
- Embiid is probable for Dallas as he manages a right ankle sprain and right knee, two days after logging a season-high 38 minutes in an overtime win.
- Dallas lists Kyrie Irving (left knee surgery), Dante Exum (right knee surgery) and Dereck Lively II (right foot surgery) out; Philadelphia remains without Kelly Oubre Jr. and Trendon Watford.
- Tipoff is 8:30 p.m. ET at the American Airlines Center, with coverage on NBA TV and NBC Sports Philadelphia.
- The Mavericks enter 12-22 and the 76ers 17-14; Philadelphia won the first meeting as rookies Cooper Flagg and VJ Edgecombe continue to shape the matchup’s intrigue.