As has been the case all year, many Mavericks are set to miss this game. Anthony Davis has missed the last nine games with a low-grade calf strain, so this will be his tenth. He'll be re-evaluated either this weekend or early next week, but it wouldn't be surprising if he missed the month at this point.

Mark Cuban's described "palace coup" started when the Mavericks drafted Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 overall pick.