The Dallas Mavericks welcome the Chicago Bulls to the American Airlines Center for a Wednesday night showdown. Both teams are coming off bad defeats and want to get back on track, but to do so they will need some key players.

Dallas’ injury report has continued to grow this week. Maxi Kleber (right hamstring strain) and Dante Exum (right wrist surgery) remain out with their respective injuries, PJ Washington is out with a knee sprain that was announced Tuesday, and Dereck Lively II is a doubt for play with the sprained shoulder he suffered. caused him to miss Monday’s game against the Indiana Pacers.

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Lively underwent an MRI on Tuesday, but the Mavericks have not yet announced the results of the MRI. They don’t seem to think this injury will keep him out of the rotation for long.

With PJ Washington out, Naji Marshall will likely get the starting nod, and he’s coming off his best game as a Maverick on Monday: 20 points, six assists and five rebounds. It was just the sixth 20-point game of his career. He’ll have to help shore up a defense that had a disappointing performance Monday night.

The Chicago Bulls are also banged up, as they will be without Lonzo Ball with a strained right wrist and a few other players whose exit is questionable. Josh Giddey (non-COVID illness), Jalen Smith (left knee spill) and Patrick Williams (right shoulder strain) are likely to play, while Zach LaVine (right adductor strain) is questionable.

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