Who’s in and who’s out for this Western Conference Finals rematch?
The Dallas Mavericks are set to face the Minnesota Timberwolves in a highly anticipated Christmas Day matchup. These holiday games always carry extra significance, and this one is even more exciting as it’s a rematch of last season’s Western Conference Finals. The Mavericks dominated that series, defeating the Timberwolves in five games.
Both teams appear to be in relatively good health heading into this game, with no key players expected to be sidelined. Here’s a look at their injury reports:
Dallas Mavericks
Luka Doncic is listed as probable due to a heel contusion. After missing two games against the LA Clippers last week, Doncic returned on Monday against the Portland Trail Blazers, scoring 27 points, grabbing seven rebounds, and dishing seven assists in just 29 minutes. His participation in this game seems likely.
Jaden Hardy has been upgraded to questionable after sitting out six games with a sprained ankle, an injury sustained late in a blowout victory over the Washington Wizards on December 5.
Dante Exum (right wrist surgery) and Brandon Williams (right thumb sprain) remain out.
Minnesota Timberwolves
The Timberwolves will be without Luka Garza (left ankle sprain), Joe Ingles (right soleus strain), and Daishen Nix (right ankle sprain). These three players have only logged a combined 85 minutes over 28 games this season, so their absences are not significant.
Dallas and Minnesota tip off at approximately 1:30 p.m. CST on ESPN networks.
