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February 4, 2025, 12:18 pm
Injury Report
Note that teams have until 1 p.m. local time on the day of a game to submit their report for the second leg of a back-to-back, so look out for updates throughout the day as appropriate.
Teams that have a Monday-Tuesday B2B:
Rockets, Knicks, Pacers, Trail BlazersDallas Mavericks @ Philadelphia 76ers
Game Time: 07:00 pm ET
BetMGM Lines
DAL +2.5 (+110), PHI -2.5 (-135)
Game Total 226.5Key Storylines
A new era starts for Dallas: After all the drama and initial shock continues to pass, Tuesday is the first real day of the Dallas Mavericks post-Luka Doncic, as most of its starters will play again and Max Christie (recently traded) is listed as available for his first opportunity to debut in North Texas. Anthony Davis was ruled out as he still recovers from an abdominal injury, and when he comes back, expect a rotation where players like Spencer Dinwiddie, Quentin Grimes, Naji Marshall, Jaden Hardy and even Dante Exum get a good amount and minutes, minutes that could lead to solid production.
I think it’s expected that Jason Kidd will experiment with his new star and will shuffle a bunch of lineups in the remainder of the regular season while competing for the best playoff seed possible, and I’m not really sure that Dallas is done with their participation on the market. It’s a situation to keep an eye on.
Update: PJ Washington just got ruled out.
Will they finally play?: The Doncic trade might have caused major fear in Joel Embiid, as he’s listed as questionable for Tuesday’s match and seems closer to playing than before, maybe he rathers to play on a single knee than being sent to Utah at this point, now that we know no one is safe on their team. As well, Paul George (finger) was a full participant of Monday’s practice and could also come back from his absence soon despite being ruled out on Tuesday.
The rest of the cast: Andre Drummond (toe), Eric Gordon (knee) and Caleb Martin (hip) are also listed as questionable to join the 76ers on their home court. Ricky Council IV and Justin Edwards have been a bright spot for Philly thanks to solid games in their past few appearances.
Stream of the Game
Two forwards are set to be solid picks for this matchup: Naji Marshall and Guerschon Yabusele have a slight advantage on everyone else, and even if Joel Embiid plays, Yabusele should still have plenty of minutes moving forward.
Alternatives: Quentin Grimes, Jaden Hardy (points, 3s, steals), Spencer Dinwiddie (points, assists), Ricky Council IV (points, rebounds, assists), Justin Edwards (points, rebounds).
Boston Celtics @ Cleveland Cavaliers
Game Time: 07:30 pm ET
BetMGM Lines
BOS +1.5 (+105), CLE -1.5 (-130)
Game Total 237.5Key Storylines
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