The Dallas Mavericks have ruled Cooper Flagg out, while Khris Middleton is questionable for Thursday's game vs. the Sacramento Kings.

On Thursday evening, the Dallas Mavericks will play the Sacramento Kings (at home) in Texas.The Mavs are coming off a 123-114 victory over the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center in New York.Naji Marshall,

NEW YORK (AP) — Marvin Bagley III scored 22 points, Naji Marshall had 21 and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Brooklyn Nets 123-114 on Tuesday night after both teams arrived in New York earlier in the day.

The Mavericks three losses in the last two weeks were by a combined 40 points. In those games, they were dead even with their opponents in the second through the fourth quarter. This leaves a 40-point discrepancy in those first quarters, which our very own Kirk Henderson described as a “masterclass in tanking”:

The Dallas Mavericks acquired 2021 NBA champion Khris Middleton from the Washington Wizards in the blockbuster Anthony Davis trade. Many people around the NBA speculated that Dallas and Middleton would agree to a buyout after the trade,

Jason Kidd offered high praise for Brandon Williams' recent performance in the Mavericks' backcourt with Kyrie Irving sidelined.

The Mavericks have beaten the Nets twice in two meetings this year, and Tuesday’s game ends the season series.