UPDATE: Dallas Mavericks And Denver Nuggets Injury Reports
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UPDATE: Luka Doncic is available.
Mavs Injury Update:
— Mavs PR (@MavsPR) November 11, 2024
Luka Dončić (left groin strain) and Maxi Kleber (right hamstring strain) will be ACTIVE tonight vs. the Nuggets.
Dereck Lively II (right shoulder sprain), P.J. Washington Jr. (right knee sprain), Dante Exum (right wrist surgery) will be OUT.
UPDATE: Maxi Kleber is available (h/t Underdog NBA).
Maxi Kleber (hamstring) available to play Sunday.
— Underdog NBA (@Underdog__NBA) November 10, 2024
UPDATE: Dereck Lively II and P.J. Washington have been ruled out.
Luka Doncic is a game-time decision.
(h/t Adam Mares of DNVR Sports).
For the Mavs tonight
— Adam Mares (@Adam_Mares) November 10, 2024
Lively, Washington, and Exum are OUT.
Luka Doncic will go through warmups and see how he feels. Gametime decision.
On Sunday evening, the Dallas Mavericks and Denver Nuggets will face off in Colorado.
For the game, both teams have announced their injury reports (updated as of 3:30 Eastern Time).
The Mavs will be without Dante Exum and Jazian Gortman.
Luka Doncic is questionable, while Maxi Kleber, Dereck Lively II and P.J. Washington are doubtful.
As for the Nuggets, they will be without Vlatko Cancar, Aaron Gordon, PJ Hall, DaRon Holmes II and Jalen Pickett.
The Mavs are 5-4 in their first nine games after most recently losing to the Phoenix Suns by a score 114-113.
Despite the loss, Doncic led the team with 30 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and one steal while shooting 11/25 from the field and 5/12 from the three-point range in 42 minutes of playing time.
Following their showdown with the Nuggets, the Mavs will play their next game on Tuesday evening when they visit Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors at the Chase Center.
Sunday hoops in Denver.
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As for the Nuggets, they are 6-3 in their first nine games.
They are also in the middle of a four-game winning streak after defeating the Miami Heat by a score of 135-122.
Two-time MVP Nikola Jokic led the way with 30 points, 11 rebounds, 14 assists and two steals while shooting 11/13 from the field and 1/1 from the three-point range in 40 minutes of playing time.
Following Dallas, the Nuggets will play their next game on Friday evening when they visit Brandon Ingram and the Pelicans in New Orleans.