Jaden Hardy addressed the Mavericks' victory on Thursday against the Trail Blazers amid Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving's injury absences.

Kyrie Irving may have returned to the court Friday to help the Dallas Mavericks defeat top-seeded Oklahoma City, but his ongoing back injury will require rest in some instances. Irving missing Wednesday’s controversial loss to the New Orleans Pelicans was an example of him taking a night off to manage a bulging disc in his back.

That decision forced the Thunder to stick close to the Mavericks' role players throughout the first quarter. Once Washington scored the first five points, Irving asserted himself and drained a 3-pointer before finishing at the basket with a finger roll to give the Mavericks an early 10-0 lead.

The Dallas Mavericks were dealt a significant blow when both Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving were sidelined ... form of an unexpected contributor: Jaden Hardy. The 6-foot-3 guard has been on an ...

Irving (back) is doubtful for Wednesday's game against the Pelicans. Irving had a shaky return Tuesday against the Nuggets with 11 points (4-18 FG, 0-3 3Pt, 3-4 FT), four rebounds, four steals, two assists and one block across 30 minutes.

Luka Doncic has been sidelined for a considerable portion of the season, and now Kyrie Irving will join ... scoring 20-plus five times. Guard Jaden Hardy will also see a massive minutes boost.

Kyrie Irving scored 25 points, Spencer Dinwiddie and P.J. Washington Jr. added 16 apiece and the Dallas Mavericks beat Oklahoma City 106-98 Friday night as Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander missed his first game of the season.

Despite missing star players Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving, the Mavericks capitalized on strong individual performances, including Jaden Hardy’s 25-point outing and Dereck Lively’s first 20-point game of the season, finishing with 21 points and 16 rebounds.

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks have earned two consecutive victories despite Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving’s injury absences. Jaden Hardy led the Mavs to a 117-111 win on Thursday against the ...

Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA’s leading scorer with a 31.6 average, was sidelined by a sprained wrist, one night after scoring 40 points in a dominating 134-114 victory over Cleveland in a matchup of the Western and Eastern Conference leaders.

The Dallas Mavericks returned home to host the Oklahoma City Thunder in a one-game tilt at the American Airlines Center on Friday night. The Mavericks narrowly defeated the Thunder 106-98 in regulation.