{"id":661963,"date":"2026-03-17T00:18:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T00:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/661963\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T00:18:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T00:18:50","slug":"final-injury-report-for-mavericks-pelicans-will-klay-thompson-dejounte-murray-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/661963\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Injury Report for Mavericks-Pelicans: Will Klay Thompson, Dejounte Murray Play?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Dallas Mavericks<\/a> are on the road on Monday night as they travel to take on the New Orleans Pelicans<\/a> in a Western Conference matchup.<\/p>\n

Dallas enters Monday\u2019s game with a 23-45 record after defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> on the road on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg.Daniel Dunn-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

(Daniel Dunn-Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

In Sunday\u2019s victory over the Cavaliers, Cooper Flagg<\/a> led the way for the Mavericks as he recorded 27 points, six rebounds and 10 assists while Naji Marhsall added 25 points, five rebounds and seven assists of his own.<\/p>\n

Now Dallas will try to grab another victory on the road on Monday night as they face off against a struggling Pelicans team.<\/p>\n

On the other side, New Orleans enters Monday\u2019s contest with a 22-46 record after losing on the road to the Houston Rockets<\/a> on Friday night.<\/p>\n

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New Orleans Pelicans guard Dejounte MurrayStephen Lew-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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Dejounte Murray led the way for the Pelicans in Friday\u2019s loss as he ended the game with 35 points, seven rebounds and four assists while Zion Williamson<\/a> recorded 21 points and five rebounds.<\/p>\n

While both teams are looking to pick up a victory in Monday night\u2019s matchup, both squads may be without multiple key players due to injuries.<\/p>\n

Mavericks Injury Report: Will Klay Thompson, Daniel Gafford Play?<\/p>\n

For the Mavericks, they have five players listed on their injury report, including both Klay Thompson<\/a> and Daniel Gafford.<\/p>\n

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Dallas Mavericks guard Klay Thompson (31)Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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Dallas has listed Thompson as doubtful due to rest and he is expected to miss his second consecutive contest.<\/p>\n

With Thompson likely to be sidelined once again, Khris Middleton and Marshall will likely both continue to have larger roles.<\/p>\n

The Mavericks have also listed Gafford as doubtful due to an illness and he is expected to miss his third straight game.<\/p>\n

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Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford (21)Jerome Miron-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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Marvin Bagley III and Dwight Powell could both continue to have increased roles with Gafford likely to be sidelined once again.<\/p>\n

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Caleb Martin has been listed as questionable due to right plantar fascia soreness while Kyrie Irving<\/a> and Dereck Lively II are both out for the remainder of the season.<\/p>\n

Pelicans Injury Report: Will Dejounte Murray Play?<\/p>\n

On the other side, the Pelicans have two players listed on their injury report<\/a> for Monday, including Murray.<\/p>\n

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New Orleans Pelicans guard Dejounte MurrayMatthew Hinton-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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New Orleans has listed Murray as questionable due to an illness and he is in danger of missing his first game since March 5.<\/p>\n

If Murray is sidelined, Jeremiah Fears and Yves Missi could both be in line for increased roles against the Mavericks.<\/p>\n

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The Pelicans have ruled out Bryce McGowens due to a right small toe fracture as he will miss his third straight game.<\/p>\n

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New Orleans Pelicans guard Bryce McGowens (11)Stephen Lew-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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With McGowens still sidelined, Herbert Jones, Jordan Poole and Micah Peavy could all continue to have larger roles.<\/p>\n

Fans can catch Monday night\u2019s matchup between the Mavericks and Pelicans from New Orleans at 8:00 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n

This story was originally published by Athlon Sports<\/a> on Mar 16, 2026, where it first appeared in the NBA<\/a> section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Dallas Mavericks are on the road on Monday night as they travel to take on the New…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":661964,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3793],"tags":[7,7214,6461,193,225,686,149,4057,2619,2878,1264,5991,6513,194,983,24773,2771,2039,498,967,6338,166,3539,25746,6,478,470,490,1259,814],"class_list":["post-661963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas-mavericks","tag-basketball","tag-bryce-mcgowens","tag-caleb-martin","tag-cleveland-cavaliers","tag-cooper-flagg","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-mavericks","tag-dallasmavericks","tag-daniel-gafford","tag-dejounte-murray","tag-dereck-lively-ii","tag-dwight-powell","tag-herbert-jones","tag-houston-rockets","tag-jeremiah-fears","tag-john-poulakidas","tag-jordan-poole","tag-khris-middleton","tag-klay-thompson","tag-kyrie-irving","tag-marvin-bagley-iii","tag-mavericks","tag-micah-peavy","tag-moussa-cisse","tag-nba","tag-new-orleans","tag-new-orleans-pelicans","tag-the-mavericks","tag-yves-missi","tag-zion-williamson"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/661963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=661963"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/661963\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/661964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=661963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=661963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=661963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}