The Dallas Mavericks have been without Anthony Davis for nine straight games including Sunday night’s matchup against the Portland Trailblazers. Pending the outcome of that game, Dallas is 1-7 without him (2-3 in the five games he played).

On October 29th, Davis injured his left calf in what ended up being a 107-105 win over the Indiana Pacers. Since that time, the Mavs have been on a big skid, fired Nico Harrison and were relatively silent regarding a return timetable for Davis. That is until Shams Charania dropped an update that Davis would remain on the sidelines for at least another 7-10 days.

As mentioned, Dallas has not fared well without Davis, although they weren’t exactly a juggernaut with him either. His absence is a plus for those hoping to accumulate losses with the aim to ge

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