The Dallas Mavericks will again be shorthanded on the second night of a back-to-back.

Iffy with illness

Trey Murphy reveals Naji Marshall’s playful text following the controversial ending to the Pelicans' 119-116 win over the Mavericks.

Marshall won't start in Friday's game against the Thunder, Mike Curtis of The Dallas Morning News reports. Marshall is retreating to Dallas' bench with Kyrie Irving back in the lineup. Over his last six games, Marshall is averaging 11.3 points, 4.2 assists, 3.8 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 1.0 threes in 28.4 minutes.

The Dallas Mavericks will play their fourth and final matchup of the season against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday, with both teams playing on the second night of a back-to-back. Both teams are also dealing with hefty injury reports, with 12 players total out for this matchup.

The Mavericks won the season series against the Thunder, handing OKC a 119-112 loss Thursday night at Paycom Center.

On Thursday night against the Thunder, the 6-foot-7 power forward’s points + rebounds prop at bet365 is sitting at just 21.5 (-125). He’s hit the Over on that number in 15 of 21 contests without Doncic on the floor, falling short by only a basket in two of those six games he went Under.

Mavericks 121, Thunder 115 P.J. Washington: 22 PTS, 19 REB, 3 STL Kyrie Irving: 24 PTS, 4 AST, 2 STL Spencer Dinwiddie: 28 PTS, 1 REB, 3 AST Jalen Williams: 33 PTS, 7 AST, 4

When the Oklahoma City Thunder and Dallas Mavericks clash, it's usually destined to be a competitive game. This time around was no different as the Mavericks walked away with a 121-115 win, snapping OKC's 12-game home winning streak.

Kyrie Irving is available against the Thunder, but seven Mavericks have been ruled out for the game on Thursday night.

After defeating the Utah Jazz Wednesday night 123-114 headed by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's career high 54 points, the Oklahoma City Thunder are back in action tonight against a dwindled Western Conference rival.

It wasn't always pretty, but the Minnesota Timberwolves snapped their two-game losing streak with a 115-114 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday