Game 15: Dallas Mavericks (4-10) at Minnesota Timberwolves (8-5) | 7:00pm CST

[Smitty]

[Smitty]

@GrantAfseth
The Dallas Mavericks will be without Daniel Gafford and Dereck Lively II against the Minnesota Timberwolves in addition to Anthony Davis.

Kyrie Irving, Danté Exum, and Ryan Nembhard also remain out.

[FireNicoHarrison]

Tank game

[cow]

Cisse could probably 48 minutes if we could give him DLive's, Gaf's, and Day-to-Davis' personal fouls.

[ThisIStheYear]

DLive fouling out in only 12 minutes last night and still not being available tonight is concerning. 12 minutes? It’s almost like he didn’t even play.

[Chicagojk]

Sort of sucks.   Last night was fun.  I was expecting tired legs and a loss anyway.   I just want to see a good run of Lively.   Hopefully over 24 minutes.  It seems like we may need to wait a bit for this as it appears he is still be worked into form.

[Scott41theMavs]

DLive fouling out in only 12 minutes last night and still not being available tonight is concerning. 12 minutes?  It’s almost like he didn’t even play.

I'm hoping it's an "easing him back and not playing back-to-backs" precaution and not a re-injury.

First order of business for the new GM - get a real training/medical staff in here.

[HoosierDaddyKid]

I'm hoping it's an "easing him back and not playing back-to-backs" precaution and not a re-injury.

First order of business for the new GM - get a real training/medical staff in here.

Had one of the best in Casey Smith, who's now in NY as VP of Sports Medicine.   But Nico saw fit to fire him while he was tending to his ailing Mother, in the final weeks of her life.
The first of his many gaffs. Glad he's gone..

[Chicagojk]

Man I don’t think I can do 82 games of this DLO thing.

[david75090]

Man I don’t think I can do 82 games of this DLO thing.

DLo is not a PG. Has an occasional good game, the rest of the time it's a roller coaster.

[RBB]

Let the game get away from them the last few minutes.

[Chicagojk]

DLo is not a PG. Has an occasional good game, the rest of the time it's a roller coaster.

Yeah I agree.  Also not a huge fan of Williams.  Really quick but I feel like he mostly tries to get his with his speed.  Maybe that is a role when this team is good but I am not sure.

[cow]

George Pickens is a beast.

[Mavs2021]

Slightly Biased given refunds to everybody that bet Mavs +13.5?

[cow]

Klay needs to realize he isn't Klay anymore and stop dribbling so much.

[HoosierDaddyKid]

George Pickens is a beast.

Yeah, he is. Him and CD are a potent duo at WR.

[RBB]

Klay needs to realize he isn't Klay anymore and stop dribbling so much.

Klay was never a dribbler.  So if he's doing it now it's not what kind of player he is...or was.

[Mavs2021]

No surprise Nico was fired. He promised change, but 18 months later games in Minnesota are still 30 point blowouts.

[Mavs2021]

I´d trade for Hardy just for his professional attitude and well his near 40% career 3pt shooting. That he has stayed positive and has not lashed out at Kidd in three years is amazing.

Took him 10 minutes to lead the Mavs in scoring in this game.

[Mavs2021]

Also Mavs DRtG is +9.4 with Hardy on the floor, so there is really no argument to not at least try to play him to see whether it translates. He´s literally a walking 3&D machine this season.