It had been a solid two games since the Mavericks had an injury scare, so naturally, they were due for more health issues on Sunday afternoon.
Late in the third quarter of their 125-116 loss to the Phoenix Suns, the Mavericks watched Dwight Powell and Kessler Edwards – two of their last big men standing – ran into each other head to head. Both headed to the locker room although Edwards would return with 6:05 left in the fourth quarter.
And so, the narrative of this season continued.
The Mavericks played a substantial amount of the fourth quarter with just seven healthy bodies and none of them were taller than 6-7 Naji Marshall.