Game 5: Indiana Pacers (0-3) vs. Dallas Mavericks (1-3) | 7:30pm CST

[SleepingHero]

[Smitty]

Indiana Pacers Injury Report:

Taelon Peter - Doubtful (right groin strain)
Obi Toppin - Out (right foot stress reaction)
Bennedict Mathurin - Out (right great toe sprain)
Johnny Furphy - Out (sore left foot)
Andrew Nembhard - Out (left shoulder strain)
Kam Jones - Out (lower back stress reaction)
T.J. McConnell - Out (left hamstring strain)
Tyrese Haliburton - Out (right Achilles tendon tear)


Dallas Mavericks Injury Report:

Anthony Davis: Probable (Bilateral Achilles Tendinopathy)
Brandon Williams: Questionable (Personal Reasons)
Dereck Lively II: Doubtful (Right Knee Sprain)
Daniel Gafford: Doubtful (Right Ankle Sprain)
Danté Exum: Out (Right Knee Injury Management)
Kyrie Irving: Out (Left Knee Surgery)




Potential Starters:
Flagg 6'9  -  Sheppard 6'6
Christie 6'6  -  Nesmith 6'5
Thompson 6'5  -  Siakam 6'8
Washington 6'7  -  I. Jackson 6'10
Davis 6'10  -  Huff 7'1

Bench:
Russell PG - Dennis PG
Hardy SG - Q. Jackson SG
Marshall SF - Walker PF
Martin SF - Bradley C

[RoyTarpleysGhost]

Ok look Lively is hurt again. I maintain the obvious move is to trade him or AD for a young guard. If ownership is insistent on contending now, I think Lively is the obvious move. (Because I don't think trading Gafford is likely to net you an impactful guard)

[mvossman]

Mavs can't afford to give away another game (Wizards) with Kidd lineup silliness. They need to have a PG on the floor as much as possible.

[ThisIStheYear]

I’m super interested in this game just because Flagg is coming off such a bad performance.  I was reminded that even LeBron had a goose egg game as a rookie. I want to see what Flagg is made of. Does he play passively or respond with a bounce back game. Do Kidd and his teammates give him the space to be assertive. Most good to great players would bounce back tonight, with added support from their teammates and coaches. Im an optimistic knee jerk fan, so I’d bet Flagg’s overs.

Edit:  if I’m truthful I’m just a knee jerk fan, not a particularly optimistic one right now, but I’m still taking Flagg’s overs tonight.

[Smitty]

@GrantAfseth

The Dallas Mavericks upgraded Anthony Davis (bilateral Achilles tendinopathy) and Brandon Williams (personal) to available against the Indiana Pacers.

Kyrie Irving (knee), Dereck Lively II (knee), Daniel Gafford (ankle), and Danté Exum (knee) remain out.

[mvossman]

@GrantAfseth

The Dallas Mavericks upgraded Anthony Davis (bilateral Achilles tendinopathy) and Brandon Williams (personal) to available against the Indiana Pacers.

Kyrie Irving (knee), Dereck Lively II (knee), Daniel Gafford (ankle), and Danté Exum (knee) remain out.

Good. Given this, they really should start Dlo and play Williams when Dlo is off the floor.

[Deebo]

Another L. Time to tank soon

[Jym]

Not ideal for Davis to be holding his Achilles area
Should he even be playing?

[vfromlmf]

This is two bad teams playing bad basketball

[Mavs2021]

Not ideal for Davis to be holding his Achilles area
Should he even be playing?

Sprained his ankle landing.
If they lose today, end the season. Raptors also 1-4. Really bad team.

[KillerLeft]

Hardy just doesn’t see the floor well enough. He’s been here too long for the game to still be too fast for him.

[Deebo]

Was so excited. But this is trash team. Fire gm. Trade everyone not named Flagg. If Kyrie wants to go trade him too. Tank and pray we get 1st pick

[david75090]

Mavs getting driven by the end of the Pacers bench, for the most part. Making shots, intelligent passes and hustle seem to be the difference. Rick is a great coach, Jason is just a coach.

[KillerLeft]

Rick is a great coach

[Mavs2021]

Didn´t help the Pacers so far this season.

Davis for Trae Young. Who says no?

[KillerLeft]

The team isn’t playing very well, but Dwight Powell is.

He would be juuuuust fine as a 3rd center.

[KillerLeft]

Good lord, what is Lively wearing???!

[SwisherPrice]

Brandon Williams is finally back. Free him...on and off the court!

[KillerLeft]

Brandon Williams is finally back. Free him...on and off the court!

He’s looking pretty good. Better than Hardy, for sure.