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The Mavericks are in a tough spot, after acquiring Kyrie Irving to share the backcourt with Luka Doncic, they were expected to make a run at the Western Conference standings, but they’ve been kind of stagnant, losing 9 of their last 12, and slipping to ninth place, near the bottom of the play-in tournament. Both Kyrie and Luka will be out tonight, along with Christian Wood and possibly Tim Hardaway Jr. It’s getting to the point where Jason…
