The Dallas Mavericks (10-16) face off against the Utah Jazz (9-15) on Monday night. It’s one of the many road games Dallas has to close out the calendar year 2025. Dallas won their first game out of the weird mini-break, defeating the Brooklyn Nets on Friday. Utah held off the Memphis Grizzlies in a high scoring affair on Friday.
Here’s the main things you need to know before the game kicks off.
You’ll never guess who is out again due to a calf issue: that’s right Anthony Davis. It’s not entirely a surprise after he showed up on the initial injury report earlier today. He was there for shootaround but the Mavericks want to be careful with anything soft tissue. He joins Kyrie Irving, Dante Exum, and Dereck Lively. Oh, there’s also D’Angelo Russell who is out with an illness. Whoops, there’s one more guy out: Brandon Williams, who is experiencing some Achilles issues. At least Daniel Gafford is available to play! The Jazz have a few guys out, but it shouldn’t change the game in a material way.
This should be a good, fun game. The Jazz play fast and hard and have one of the best scorers in the NBA: Lauri Markkanen. With Davis out, it will be harder for Dallas to defend, but Cooper Flagg and PJ Washington still exist. Seeing how Nembhard recovers from a rough shooting performance is also worth watching.
Consider joining Josh and I on Pod Maverick live after the game on YouTube, we should start around 10:15 pm. Thanks so much for spending time with us here at Mavs Moneyball. Let’s go Mavs!
