Bucks vs. Mavericks: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions

StatMuse @statmuse
Nets with 5+ games with 40+ points and 5+ threes:
— Vince Carter
— Kyrie Irving
— Kevin Durant
And now, Cam Thomas. pic.twitter.com/TqcgEHh4v6 – 8:24 PM

Chuck Cooperstein @coopmavs
Mavs starters: Green, Jones, Kleber, Williams, Doncic
MIL starters: Middleton, Giannis, R. Lopez, Beasley, Lillard
7:40 tip @971TheFreak – 8:05 PM

Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
#Bucks looking for first win under Doc Rivers tonight in Dallas.
What is Giannis and Kyrie’s status?
📝Brook Lopez a late scratch.
jsonline.com/story/sports/n… via @journalsentinel pic.twitter.com/kDOIAONIsf – 8:00 PM

Mark Followill @MFollowill
For the Bucks tonight, center Brook Lopez, 2nd in the league in blocked shots per game, is out (personal reasons). – 7:54 PM

Dallas Mavericks @dallasmavs
Okay, Timmy 😮‍💨
@T_HardJR // #MFFL pic.twitter.com/aKq6u37tiS – 7:30 PM

The Ringer @ringernba
Would we have seen this version of Jalen Brunson if he stayed in Dallas?
@ChrisVernonShow and @KevinOConnorNBA discuss: youtu.be/LM5gOQF_GAU pic.twitter.com/t9cbeBgRcX – 7:20 PM

Mark Followill @MFollowill
For the Mavs – Derrick Jones Jr returns for tonight’s game vs Milwaukee. He’s missed the last 3 w/ a sprained left wrist. Maxi Kleber suffered a broken nose on Wednesday & he’s available. Kyrie (R thumb sprain), Dereck Lively (broken nose) & Dante Exum (R knee soreness) are out. – 7:15 PM

Tim MacMahon @espn_macmahon
Bucks big man Brook Lopez won’t play vs. Mavs tonight due to personal reasons. – 7:07 PM

Eddie Sefko @ESefko
Irving, Exum and Lively all out tonight, per Jason Kidd. Everybody else available – 6:58 PM

Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Seeing green in Dallas.
📸: @MotorolaUS pic.twitter.com/3Tlk24xqfb – 6:54 PM

Tim MacMahon @espn_macmahon
Jason Kidd says Kyrie Irving had “two good days of practice” and “hopefully he’ll be available” on the road trip that starts Monday in Philadelphia. This will be the sixth game Irving has missed due to his sprained right thumb. – 6:53 PM

Tim MacMahon @espn_macmahon
Kyrie Irving (thumb), Dereck Lively II (nose) and Dante Exum (knee) are all out for Mavs vs. Bucks. Derrick Jones Jr. (wrist) will play. – 6:50 PM

Chuck Cooperstein @coopmavs
Per JKidd: Lively, Exum and Irving are out. Jones and Kleber are in vs MIL. 7:40 tip @971TheFreak – 6:50 PM

Dallas Mavericks PR @MavsPR
Derrick Jones Jr. (left wrist sprain) and Maxi Kleber (nasal fracture) will be AVAILABLE tonight against the Bucks.
Kyrie Irving (right thumb sprain), Dereck Lively II (nasal fracture) and Dante Exum (right knee soreness) will be OUT. – 6:50 PM

Michael Gallagher @MikeSGallagher
7 of the last 8 days a player not on the injury report gets ruled out hours after filing:
1/27 – Joel Embiid, Trey Murphy
1/28 – Cade Cunningham (after lock)
1/29 – NOBODY?
1/30 – Klay Thompson
1/31 – Jordan Poole
2/1 – Xavier Tillman
2/2 – Jerami Grant
2/3 – Brook Lopez – 6:48 PM

Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
#Bucks center Brook Lopez is a late scratch from tonight’s game for personal reasons. – 6:43 PM

Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Pacers are in Charlotte this weekend and they had very special guests on the flight.
Moms.
Team is hosting their annual mom’s trip — which I wrote about back in 2019, in Milwaukee: “It’s pretty cool for them to see how we live.”
theathletic.com/859155/2019/03… – 5:22 PM

Alvaro Martin @AlvaroNBAMartin
A horas del @Bucks – @VamosMAVS. Me acompaña el Coach Tiny Cains.
Solo para México.
Solo por @PrimeVideoMX.
Suscríbete a Prime Video. pic.twitter.com/7HKMvc9PAs – 4:15 PM

StatMuse @statmuse
Giannis this season:
30.9 PPG
11.6 RPG
6.1 APG (career-high)
60.8 FG% (career-high)
Top __ in the MVP race. statmuse.com/nba/player/gia… – 2:54 PM

Nick DePaula @NickDePaula
Great read by @VinceGoodwill on @Dame_Lillard’s season so far in Milwaukee.
“It’s probably been the hardest transition in my life, all things considered.”
sports.yahoo.com/damian-lillard… – 2:41 PM