Game 62: Sacramento Kings (31-28) vs. Dallas Mavericks (32-29)

[SleepingHero]

[Smitty]

Mavs need a vibe changer. Big game!

How will Klay respond to Kidd's post-game dig at him? Will Kai Jones play? Can Max Christie increase his offensive production again, now that Moses Brown is out of the picture? Will Naji break out of his "shooting slump"? Can Exum get back to being more aggressive?

Kings on a 3-game win streak.

Mavs have lost 3 of 4.

Kings 2-0 against the Mavs this year.

Mavs opened -1.5. Line has moved to Kings -2.5.

No Sabonis for the Kings.

No PJ, AD, Lively, Gafford, Martin for the Mavs.

[audiosway]

Mavs need a vibe changer. Big game!

How will Klay respond to Kidd's post-game dig at him? Will Kai Jones play? Can Max Christie increase his offensive production again, now that Moses Brown is out of the picture? Will Naji break out of his "shooting slump"? Can Exum get back to being more aggressive?

Kings on a 3-game win streak.

Mavs have lost 3 of 4.

Kings 2-0 against the Mavs this year.

Mavs opened -1.5. Line has moved to Kings -2.5.

No Sabonis for the Kings.

No PJ, AD, Lively, Gafford, Martin for the Mavs.

I want to see Naj get in rhythm.

[SleepingHero]

Mavs need a vibe changer. Big game!

How will Klay respond to Kidd's post-game dig at him? Will Kai Jones play? Can Max Christie increase his offensive production again, now that Moses Brown is out of the picture? Will Naji break out of his "shooting slump"? Can Exum get back to being more aggressive?

Kings on a 3-game win streak.

Mavs have lost 3 of 4.

Kings 2-0 against the Mavs this year.

Mavs opened -1.5. Line has moved to Kings -2.5.

No Sabonis for the Kings.

No PJ, AD, Lively, Gafford, Martin for the Mavs.

We definitely have to rely on Christie to break out of whatever slump he's in. The team looked 10x better when he provided at least 15 points a night. 

Naji also has to relearn how to shoot. 

Valanciunas is going to be a problem. I hope Kai Jones and Powell are up to the challenge.

[Smitty]

@GrantAfseth
Kai Jones signed his two-way contract with the Dallas Mavericks in time to be active against the Sacramento Kings, a source tells @DALHoopsJournal

[Reunion Mav]

@GrantAfseth
Kai Jones signed his two-way contract with the Dallas Mavericks in time to be active against the Sacramento Kings, a source tells @DALHoopsJournal

Did the Mavs season just end?  Kyrie down.

[SirMyztiq]

We can't catch a single fucking break.

[SwisherPrice]

Welp Kyrie done for awhile, if not the rest of the season. No point in rushing AD back...it's over, let's get whatever draft pick we can

[Deebo]

Tank - try lose almost every game.

[LukaMVP]

tanking or not we're bound to finish at 10. we're too far above Phoenix to tank for a better lottery odd, not to mention the eastern non-playoff teams.

[Scott41theMavs]

tanking or not we're bound to finish at 10. we're too far above Phoenix to tank for a better lottery odd, not to mention the eastern non-playoff teams.

But if Kyrie is out in the play-in, we'll be in the lottery PDQ.

[Deebo]

tanking or not we're bound to finish at 10. we're too far above Phoenix to tank for a better lottery odd, not to mention the eastern non-playoff teams.

We are not winning many more games.  What a disaster of a season

[SleepingHero]

Mavs PR (@MavsPR) on X
Kyrie Irving (left knee sprain) will not return to tonight's game against the Kings

[SleepingHero]

Yeah....uh... not much to say.

Season from hell.

[Scott41theMavs]

Mavs PR (@MavsPR) on X
Kyrie Irving (left knee sprain) will not return to tonight's game against the Kings

Hopefully it is just a sprain and not a tear of any kind.

[Deebo]

Hopefully it is just a sprain and not a tear of any kind.

I don’t want him any serious injury but it’s best to tank.  Shit him ad/lively etc all down. This season is over

[SleepingHero]

Hopefully it is just a sprain and not a tear of any kind.

I'm going to try and remain optimistic and say it's just a sprain, but that looked like an ACL to me.

[LukaMVP]

if we had taken tanking into serious consideration when the luka trade took place we would've been in a better position than we are right now tbh. even if we lose all the rest games, which by itself is very unlikely because we'll face some other lottery teams that tank even harder, our odds of getting a top 8 pick would still be minimal. hope the league rigs the lottery and rewards us with the no.1 pick as a compensation for luka.

[Scott41theMavs]

Kai hasn't gotten the memo about tanking yet.

[Reunion Mav]

tanking or not we're bound to finish at 10. we're too far above Phoenix to tank for a better lottery odd, not to mention the eastern non-playoff teams.

Our new two way center having a nice first game.