The Dallas Mavericks are in San Francisco tonight to play against the defending champions Golden State Warriors at the Chase Center. It will be a fixture that fans have been waiting a long time for. The main reason for that would be the possibility of witnessing the greatest players in the league face off, such as Stephen Curry, Luka Doncic, Klay Thompson, and many more. The Warriors have not had a good season so far, with just 26 wins and the same number of losses are 8th seed right now.
The Mavericks, on the other hand, are in 4th with a record of 28-25. Their records indicate that tonight’s game will surely be evenly biased to both sides. Both the Warriors and Mavericks boast prodigal talents on their roster and will be aiming to give it all for the win tonight. With that said, both of these franchises are currently dealing with numerous injuries to some of their key players.
Luka Doncic will miss the Dallas Mavericks vs Golden State Warriors game tonight
The Mavericks announced recently that Luka Doncic will miss the game tonight. Moreover, reports claimed that the Slovenian did not travel with the rest of the Mavs players. An interesting point to note is that the Mavericks’ next five games will be on the road. This sparked rumors about whether Doncic will miss all of these games, but some sources claim that he is likely to miss only the next two games with a heel injury.
Luka Doncic (heel) likely out 2 games.
— Underdog NBA (@Underdog__NBA) February 4, 2023
Apart from Luka, Christian Wood is also on the Mavs injury report. He fractured his thumb recently and still has not managed to recover. Davis Bertains and Maxi Kleber are also out with calf and hamstring injuries respectively.
Dallas Mavericks injury report
- Luka Doncic (out)
- Christian Wood (out)
- Maxi Kleber (out)
- Davis Bertans (out)
Dallas Mavericks expected roster
- Spencer Dinwiddie
- Dorian Finney-Smith
- Tim Hardaway Jr.
- Dwight Powell
- Josh Green
Golden State Warriors injury report
- Stephen Curry (probable)
- Klay Thompson (questionable)
- Draymond Green (questionable)
- Andre Iguodala (out)
- Patrick Baldwin Jr. (questionable)
Golden State Warriors expected roster
- Stephen Curry (probable)
- Andrew Wiggins
- Jordan Poole
- Kevon Looney
- Jonathan Kuminga
Warriors superstar Stephen Curry continues to be on the injury report with a left lower leg contusion tonight. However, reports say Steph is probable to feature tonight. Along with Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green are also on the injury report. They are questionable to play tonight with non-COVID illness and calf injury respectively.
Can the Warriors take advantage of Luka Doncic’s absence?
The Warriors did not have Klay and Dray’s services in the last game against the Denver Nuggets. That did not go down too well in the end when the Nuggets took a 117-134 win. Once again, the Warriors will miss two of their starters. However, it will be against a weakened Mavericks side that does not have Luka. His absence will be a key factor in tonight’s result as Steph Curry and Co. will aim to take advantage.
The last time these two franchises faced in November 2022, the Mavs won the game 113-116. Chef Curry was the star of that game with 32 points, 5 rebounds and assists each. But Luka stole the show that night, with a sensational triple-double. He made 41 points, 12 rebounds, and 12 assists against the defending champs. However, there would be no harm in us predicting that the Warriors take the win tonight with Luka’s confirmed absence. Another reason is how the Mavs have performed on most of the occasions with their superstar this season.
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