The Dallas Mavericks (4-2) play host to the winless Sacramento Kings (0-6) on Monday night. Dallas has had two full days off following a thrilling win over the Houston Rockets on Friday night. The Memphis Grizzlies thumped the Kings by nearly 30 points on Halloween. Here\u2019s the main things to know:<\/p>\n
The injury report is mixed for the Mavericks. Leading the way is Kyrie Irving, who was downgraded to doubtful on Monday afternoon. The internet is annoyed at this, he\u2019s had two days off, so injury management doesn\u2019t make a ton of sense. I suspect Dallas thinks they can win without him, so this is a risk. Santi Aldama is also doubtful; as he\u2019s returning from knee surgery, I bet we see him this week. Dereck Lively, Sergio De Larrea, and Tarik Biberovic are all out.<\/p>\n
The Kings will not have Maxine Raynaud, Keegan Murry, or Ben Simmons. Zach LaVine is listed as questionable as of this writing with elbow inflammation.<\/p>\n
Dallas should have an easy time of this one but that\u2019s based on what we\u2019ve seen so far. I have a feeling the Mavericks may take the Kings lightly, at least to kick off the game. Whoever guards Acuff Jr. is in for a tall task, given his bright green light shooting the ball. If he gets hot from deep, that\u2019s the only real way I see Dallas falling to the Kings tonight. If you want a deeper preview, head back out to the main page.<\/p>\n
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