Overview
- Chicago hosts Dallas on Saturday at 8 p.m. EST, seeking to halt a three-game slide after a postponed home date created an unexpected break.
- The Mavericks enter 4-14 on the road this season with lingering turnover issues and league-worst three-point accuracy reported around 33%.
- Rookie Cooper Flagg has become a primary option for Dallas, leading their fast-break scoring and topping the team in points in the first two games of this road trip.
- Dallas confirmed an MRI revealed ligament damage in Davis’ left hand with further evaluations pending, and multiple outlets report he could be out for an extended stretch beyond the trade deadline.
- Injuries remain extensive on both sides, with Chicago listing Josh Giddey, Zach Collins, Jalen Smith and Kevin Huerter out, and Dallas without Kyrie Irving plus season-ending absences for Dereck Lively II and Dante Exum while P.J. Washington and Brandon Williams are uncertain.