The Dallas Mavericks wanted to make it two straight wins on Monday evening. They were out on the road against the Indiana Pacers. It was a showdown between two projected playoff teams.
The Mavs were light in the backcourt coming into the game. Luka Doncic has been ruled out for at least the rest of this week with a sprained ankle. Seth Curry was also sidelined with a knee injury.
Matters only got worse on Monday evening. J.J. Barea suffered an ankle injury in the second quarter.