Overview
- Dallas (15–26) hosts Utah (14–26) on the second night of back-to-backs at American Airlines Center.
- Utah ruled out Lauri Markkanen with illness and remains without Walker Kessler, while Dallas is missing Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis and lists rookie Cooper Flagg as doubtful with a sprained ankle.
- Utah has taken the first two meetings this season, including an overtime win in December.
- DraftKings listed Dallas -3.5 with a total of 236.5 as of 3:53 p.m. CST, and local analysis leans to the under given fatigued rotations.
- Marc Stein has reported Dallas is targeting the highest possible June draft pick, and Utah’s 2026 first-rounder is top-eight protected, intensifying attention to draft position.