The Dallas Mavericks will clash with the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night after their recent match, where the Nuggets triumphed with a score of 112-101. The Mavericks are boosted by the return of star guard Kyrie Irving, although they will still miss Luka Doncic due to injury.

Unfortunately for Dallas, their situation worsened when starting center Dereck Lively suffered an ankle injury just four minutes into the game against the Nuggets, leading to his exit. The Mavericks confirmed that Lively would not return due to a right ankle sprain, which poses a significant loss given his contributions on both ends of the court, averaging 9.3 points and 8.1 rebounds this season.