Mavericks vs Raptors Preview, Injury Report, and Game Thread: Dinosaurs!
The Dallas Mavericks (38-42) host the Toronto Raptors (30-50) in a Friday night game for what is the final home game of the 2024-25 regular season. Dallas has lost three in a row and now cannot finish the season with a winning record. Wednesday they lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in an emotional home game. The Raptors have won two in a row, beating the Hornets and Nets. Let's see what else you need to know for this game:
WHO: Dallas Mavericks vs Toronto Raptors
WHAT: Playing some Dinos in the final home game of the season
WHERE: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
WHEN: 7:30 pm CST
HOW: KFAA, MavsTV, and Playback with Kirk and David
The injury report for the Mavericks has a lot going on, but most players are active. Kyrie Irving and O-Max are out. Spencer Dinwiddie, Dante Exum, Jaden Hardy, and Klay Thompson are all questionable. I'd expect two of them to play but which two is hard to say. Anthony Davis is probable. For the Raptors, RJ Barrett, Gradey Dick, Brandon Ingram, Immanuel Quickley, Jakob Poeltl are all out with various injuries or rest, like true cowards.
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As you can tell below, you can join me and some other Mavs Moneyball guys in a room on Playback (embedded below) during the game (though I may not be able to start it until halftime). Also, consider joining Josh and I on Pod Maverick live after the game on YouTube, we should start after the game. Thanks so much for spending time with us here at Mavs Moneyball. Let's go Mavs!
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