Overview
- Tip-off is set for 9:30 p.m. ET at the American Airlines Center in Dallas with national coverage on ESPN.
- Denver officially ruled Nikola Jokic out as he continues recovering from a knee hyperextension suffered Dec. 29.
- Dallas said Anthony Davis will miss about six weeks with a left hand ligament injury, with no surgery required.
- Jamal Murray is listed as questionable with an ankle sprain and illness after scoring 35 points in Tuesday’s win at New Orleans.
- Pregame odds have the Mavericks as slight home favorites (around -1.5) with a total near 224–225, as Dallas leads the season series 2–0 and Denver enters 27–13 with multiple recent wins without Jokic.