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Philadelphia 76ers
Pos	Player	Injury	Status	Duration
SG	Matisse Thybulle	Bruised Right Hip	QUESTIONABLE	Day-to-Day

San Antonio Spurs
Pos	Player	Injury	Status	Duration
C	Jakob Poeltl	Sprained Right Toe	OUT	1-2 Weeks

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by Mark Johnson | October 29, 2021
DENVER, CO

The Dallas Mavericks will look to end their losing streak on the road when they head to Ball Arena Friday night. In the Mavericks' first two road games they were outscored by a total of 22 points. On the road, the Mavericks are averaging 10 fewer points, nearly five fewer assists and almost seven more turnovers. The player that stands out the most during the Mavericks struggles is big man Kristaps Porzingis. The 2018 All-Star is averaging a career-low 9.3 points with the only bright spot being that he is averaging 2.3 blocks.

The Denver Nuggets have had their struggles in the early going as they have the same 1-3 record as the Mavericks. Center Nikola Jokic and point guard Monte Morris are the only players on the team averaging more than 10 points. That is part of the reason why the Nuggets are in the bottom third in scoring and offensive rating. With the Mavericks being among the worst scoring defenses, the Nuggets may have an opportunity to get their offense going.

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by Mark Johnson | October 29, 2021
DENVER, CO

For the third straight time, the Dallas Mavericks dropped a game on the road in a 96-107 loss to the Denver Nuggets. Point guard Luka Doncic was held well below his season average as the two-time All-Star scored just three points on 1-of-9 shooting. Doncic also missed all six of his three-point attempts. Kristaps Porzingis, who has been struggling with his long distance shooting, didn't do any better in this game as he converted 3-of-13 of his shots from beyond the arc.

The Nuggets had an unexpected source of offense from 10-year veteran Will Barton. Along with shooting 4-of-8 from deep, Barton scored a season-high 22 points on 50 percent shooting. Center Nikola Jokic was also efficient with his offense as he had a game-high 24 points to go with 14 rebounds and six assists. Fifth-year point guard Monte Morris also contributed on the offensive end as he scored 14 points.

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