Injury Report

Following last night’s loss to the Houston Rockets, arguably the most disappointing performance by the Mavericks all season long given their five-game winning streak prior to the loss, a bounce back game tonight is important. Though, being on the second night of a back-to-back, you have to wonder who will play tonight.

In prior back-to-back games, Kristaps Porzingis has set one or the other in most two game sets. For Luka, he’s sat a few of his own. But after last night’s dud of a performance, you’d hope to see a full Mavericks roster in attempt to help gloss over Wednesday night’s loss to the Rockets.

Maxi Kleber missed last night’s game due to right leg soreness so his status tonight is unknown. For the Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo has missed two consecutive games due to knee soreness and is currently doubtful for tonight’s game.

If the Mavericks have a full roster and the Bucks are missing their leader, that bodes well for Dallas.

Offensive Woes: J-Rich and DFS

With the Mavericks, night in and night out, you know what you’re going to get from Luka Doncic. Kristaps Porzingis is a threat every time he’s on the floor, whether shots are falling or not. And I feel comfortable saying on most nights more than not, Jalen Brunson and Tim Hardaway Jr. will provide a much needed scoring punch and impact off the bench. But, that’s about it for this Mavericks roster when it comes to consistency on offense.

For guys like Josh Richardson and Dorian Finney-Smith, you just never know what type of game they’re going to have on the offensive end until the ball is tipped. On Monday night’s win against Utah, DFS scored a season-high 23 points on a season-high five made 3-pointers. Josh Richardson added in 17 points on a perfect 5-of-5 from three.

In last night’s loss to Houston, the two combined for 10 points on 3-of-17 shooting — just a dreadful performance offensively.

The Mavericks and Bucks tip-off tonight at 8:00PM.