Overview
- Tipoff is scheduled for Friday at 8:30 p.m. ET at American Airlines Center in Dallas.
- Dallas enters 9-16 and Brooklyn 6-17, with the Mavericks winning four of five and the Nets taking three of four before the break.
- Kyrie Irving, Dereck Lively II and Dante Exum are out for Dallas, Daniel Gafford is doubtful, and Cooper Flagg is available; Brooklyn will be without Cam Thomas and Haywood Highsmith.
- Betting markets list Dallas as roughly an 8 to 8.5-point favorite, and the game will air locally on KFAA Channel 29 with streaming on NBA League Pass.
- Recent form features Michael Porter Jr. scoring 35 and Nic Claxton recording a triple-double for Brooklyn, while Anthony Davis led Dallas past Houston and Cooper Flagg continues to contribute through a thumb splint.