The Dallas Mavericks (3-9) host the Portland Trailblazers (6-6) on Sunday night. It’s the first night of a back-to-back for the Mavericks and the start of a five games in seven nights run. The NBA is hard. Portland lost to the Houston Rockets on Friday night.

Here’s the main things you need to know before the game kicks off. • WHO: Dallas Mavericks vs Los Angeles Clippers • WHAT: A win because this stinks • WHERE: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas • WHEN: 7:30 p.m. CST • HOW: KFAA Channel 29, MavsTV streaming, NBA League Pass, and also Playback with Kirk

The Mavericks will be without Kyrie Irving, Dante Exum, and Anthony Davis (Davis will miss another week at least with his calf issue). PJ Washington and Cooper Flagg are on the report but are listed as available. The Blaz

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