What happened
Dallas hosts Houston on Friday in the NBA Cup opener, with the Mavericks coming off a win over Oklahoma City and the Rockets unbeaten at 5-0.
Dallas listed Santi Aldama doubtful, Sergio De Larrea out, and Naji Marshall questionable, while Houston ruled out Steven Adams and Reed Shepard and listed Alperen Sengun and Marcus Smart questionable.
LINEUP CONTEXT
Those absences could shrink both benches and leave late lineup decisions unresolved, especially if Sengun or Marshall are upgraded before tip.
Automated brief based on the linked report. Lineup context is analysis; official starting-five labels come separately from our game data provider.
Original reporting: Mavericks vs Rockets Preview and Injury Report: Oh it’s you again — Yahoo Sports ↗