{"id":640304,"date":"2025-11-03T08:47:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T07:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=640304"},"modified":"2025-11-03T08:47:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T07:47:33","slug":"rockets-vs-mavericks-injury-report-and-predicted-starting-lineup-latest-update-on-anthony-davis-dereck-lively-ii-jabari-smith-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/rockets-vs-mavericks-injury-report-and-predicted-starting-lineup-latest-update-on-anthony-davis-dereck-lively-ii-jabari-smith-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockets vs. Mavericks Injury Report and Predicted Starting Lineup: Latest Update on Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively II, Jabari Smith Jr."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Houston Rockets have shaken off an 0-2 start with three straight wins, now leading the league in point differential. Their offense has been sharp, while Ime Udoka&rsquo;s defense is steadily improving. Dallas enters at 2-4, leaning on rookie Cooper Flagg, who is averaging 13.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 3 assists while adjusting to NBA speed. With Dorian Finney-Smith back and Reed Sheppard gaining defensive experience, the Mavericks will try to slow Houston&rsquo;s balanced attack at Toyota Center.<\/p><p><strong>Game Details<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Date: November 3, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Time: 8:00 PM ET<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Venue: Toyota Center, Houston, TX<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TV: SCHN, KFAA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Live Streaming: NBA League Pass<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rockets vs. Mavericks Injury Report<\/h2><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Houston Rockets Injuries<\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Day-To-Day &ndash; Jabari Smith Jr.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Out &ndash; Dorian Finney-Smith<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Out &ndash; Fred VanVleet<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><p>Jabari Smith Jr. is listed as questionable for Monday&rsquo;s game against the Mavericks due to a sprained right ankle. His earliest return is projected for November 3.<\/p><p>Dorian Finney-Smith is sidelined with a knee injury and has been ruled out of Monday&rsquo;s contest against the Mavericks. His earliest return is projected for November 5.<\/p><p>Fred VanVleet suffered a torn ACL and may miss the entire 2025-26 season. His earliest return is projected for June 1.<\/p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just in: Houston Rockets' Fred VanVleet has suffered a torn ACL, sources tell ESPN. A devastating, potentially season-ending loss for the Rockets with their starting point guard and leader. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Qhf0V58DwR\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/Qhf0V58DwR<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1970215754697212375?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>September 22, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dallas Mavericks Injuries<\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Out &ndash; Dereck Lively II<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Out &ndash; Dante Exum<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Out &ndash; Anthony Davis<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Out &ndash; Kyrie Irving<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><p>Dereck Lively II is dealing with a knee injury and has been ruled out of Monday&rsquo;s game against the Rockets. His earliest return is projected for November 5.<\/p><p>Dante Exum is sidelined by a knee issue and will not play Monday against the Rockets. His earliest return is projected for November 5.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/tag\/Anthony-Davis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Anthony Davis<\/a> is out with a calf injury and has been ruled out of contest against the Rockets. His earliest return is projected for November 5.<\/p><p>Kyrie Irving is recovering from knee surgery and will not play. His earliest return is projected for January 1.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rockets vs. Mavericks Predicted Starting Lineup<\/h2><p><strong>Houston Rockets<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PG: Amen Thompson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SG: Josh Okogie<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SF: Kevin Durant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PF: Jabari Smith Jr.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>C: Alperen Sengun<\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Dallas Mavericks<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PG: Cooper Flagg<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SG: Max Christie<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SF: Ausar Thompson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PF: P.J. Washington<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>C: Daniel Gafford<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Houston Rockets have shaken off an 0-2 start with three straight wins, now leading the league in point differential. Their offense has been sharp, while Ime Udoka&rsquo;s defense is steadily improving. Dallas enters at 2-4, leaning on rookie Cooper Flagg, who is averaging 13.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 3 assists while adjusting to NBA [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":640320,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[317,1330],"class_list":["post-640304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-dallas-mavericks","tag-houston-rockets"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Rockets vs. Mavericks Injury Report and Predicted Starting Lineup: Latest Update on Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively II, Jabari Smith Jr. - The Playoffs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Rockets vs. Mavericks injury report with latest updates on player status, returns, and absences ahead of the matchup.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/rockets-vs-mavericks-injury-report-and-predicted-starting-lineup-latest-update-on-anthony-davis-dereck-lively-ii-jabari-smith-jr\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rockets vs. Mavericks Injury Report and Predicted Starting Lineup: Latest Update on Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively II, Jabari Smith Jr. - The Playoffs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Rockets vs. Mavericks injury report with latest updates on player status, returns, and absences ahead of the matchup.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/rockets-vs-mavericks-injury-report-and-predicted-starting-lineup-latest-update-on-anthony-davis-dereck-lively-ii-jabari-smith-jr\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Playoffs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-11-03T08:47:33+01:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27450028_168417239_lowres-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1707\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Akash\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@https:\/\/x.com\/AkashVaishnav03\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ThePlayoffsEN\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Akash\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/rockets-vs-mavericks-injury-report-and-predicted-starting-lineup-latest-update-on-anthony-davis-dereck-lively-ii-jabari-smith-jr\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/rockets-vs-mavericks-injury-report-and-predicted-starting-lineup-latest-update-on-anthony-davis-dereck-lively-ii-jabari-smith-jr\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Akash\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/f9ca71d052b2be625f5805d1dcafe1f0\"},\"headline\":\"Rockets vs. Mavericks Injury Report and Predicted Starting Lineup: Latest Update on Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively II, Jabari Smith Jr.\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-11-03T07:47:29+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-03T07:47:33+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/rockets-vs-mavericks-injury-report-and-predicted-starting-lineup-latest-update-on-anthony-davis-dereck-lively-ii-jabari-smith-jr\/\"},\"wordCount\":401,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/rockets-vs-mavericks-injury-report-and-predicted-starting-lineup-latest-update-on-anthony-davis-dereck-lively-ii-jabari-smith-jr\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/cdn.theplayoffs.news\/en\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27450028_168417239_lowres-scaled.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Dallas Mavericks\",\"Houston Rockets\"],\"articleSection\":[\"NBA\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"copyrightYear\":\"2025\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/rockets-vs-mavericks-injury-report-and-predicted-starting-lineup-latest-update-on-anthony-davis-dereck-lively-ii-jabari-smith-jr\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/rockets-vs-mavericks-injury-report-and-predicted-starting-lineup-latest-update-on-anthony-davis-dereck-lively-ii-jabari-smith-jr\/\",\"name\":\"Rockets vs. Mavericks Injury Report and Predicted Starting Lineup: Latest Update on Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively II, Jabari Smith Jr. - The Playoffs\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/rockets-vs-mavericks-injury-report-and-predicted-starting-lineup-latest-update-on-anthony-davis-dereck-lively-ii-jabari-smith-jr\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/rockets-vs-mavericks-injury-report-and-predicted-starting-lineup-latest-update-on-anthony-davis-dereck-lively-ii-jabari-smith-jr\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/cdn.theplayoffs.news\/en\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27450028_168417239_lowres-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-11-03T07:47:29+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-03T07:47:33+00:00\",\"description\":\"Rockets vs. Mavericks injury report with latest updates on player status, returns, and absences ahead of the matchup.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/rockets-vs-mavericks-injury-report-and-predicted-starting-lineup-latest-update-on-anthony-davis-dereck-lively-ii-jabari-smith-jr\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/rockets-vs-mavericks-injury-report-and-predicted-starting-lineup-latest-update-on-anthony-davis-dereck-lively-ii-jabari-smith-jr\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/rockets-vs-mavericks-injury-report-and-predicted-starting-lineup-latest-update-on-anthony-davis-dereck-lively-ii-jabari-smith-jr\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cdn.theplayoffs.news\/en\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27450028_168417239_lowres-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cdn.theplayoffs.news\/en\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27450028_168417239_lowres-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1707,\"caption\":\"Image Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/rockets-vs-mavericks-injury-report-and-predicted-starting-lineup-latest-update-on-anthony-davis-dereck-lively-ii-jabari-smith-jr\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Rockets vs. Mavericks Injury Report and Predicted Starting Lineup: Latest Update on Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively II, Jabari Smith Jr.\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/\",\"name\":\"The Playoffs\",\"description\":\"Share passion for sports &amp; betting\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The Playoffs\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/selo-tp-2020-415x280-1.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/selo-tp-2020-415x280-1.webp\",\"width\":415,\"height\":280,\"caption\":\"The Playoffs\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThePlayoffsEN\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theplayoffs_en\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/f9ca71d052b2be625f5805d1dcafe1f0\",\"name\":\"Akash\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3ccc4766b18202ae4cc2855d90845f86?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3ccc4766b18202ae4cc2855d90845f86?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Akash\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/x.com\/https:\/\/x.com\/AkashVaishnav03\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/author\/akash\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Rockets vs. Mavericks Injury Report and Predicted Starting Lineup: Latest Update on Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively II, Jabari Smith Jr. - The Playoffs","description":"Rockets vs. Mavericks injury report with latest updates on player status, returns, and absences ahead of the matchup.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/rockets-vs-mavericks-injury-report-and-predicted-starting-lineup-latest-update-on-anthony-davis-dereck-lively-ii-jabari-smith-jr\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Rockets vs. Mavericks Injury Report and Predicted Starting Lineup: Latest Update on Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively II, Jabari Smith Jr. - The Playoffs","og_description":"Rockets vs. Mavericks injury report with latest updates on player status, returns, and absences ahead of the matchup.","og_url":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/rockets-vs-mavericks-injury-report-and-predicted-starting-lineup-latest-update-on-anthony-davis-dereck-lively-ii-jabari-smith-jr\/","og_site_name":"The Playoffs","article_modified_time":"2025-11-03T07:47:33+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1707,"url":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27450028_168417239_lowres-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Akash","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@https:\/\/x.com\/AkashVaishnav03","twitter_site":"@ThePlayoffsEN","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Akash","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/rockets-vs-mavericks-injury-report-and-predicted-starting-lineup-latest-update-on-anthony-davis-dereck-lively-ii-jabari-smith-jr\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/rockets-vs-mavericks-injury-report-and-predicted-starting-lineup-latest-update-on-anthony-davis-dereck-lively-ii-jabari-smith-jr\/"},"author":{"name":"Akash","@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/f9ca71d052b2be625f5805d1dcafe1f0"},"headline":"Rockets vs. Mavericks Injury Report and Predicted Starting Lineup: Latest Update on Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively II, Jabari Smith Jr.","datePublished":"2025-11-03T07:47:29+00:00","dateModified":"2025-11-03T07:47:33+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/rockets-vs-mavericks-injury-report-and-predicted-starting-lineup-latest-update-on-anthony-davis-dereck-lively-ii-jabari-smith-jr\/"},"wordCount":401,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/rockets-vs-mavericks-injury-report-and-predicted-starting-lineup-latest-update-on-anthony-davis-dereck-lively-ii-jabari-smith-jr\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.theplayoffs.news\/en\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27450028_168417239_lowres-scaled.jpg","keywords":["Dallas Mavericks","Houston Rockets"],"articleSection":["NBA"],"inLanguage":"en-US","copyrightYear":"2025","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/rockets-vs-mavericks-injury-report-and-predicted-starting-lineup-latest-update-on-anthony-davis-dereck-lively-ii-jabari-smith-jr\/","url":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/rockets-vs-mavericks-injury-report-and-predicted-starting-lineup-latest-update-on-anthony-davis-dereck-lively-ii-jabari-smith-jr\/","name":"Rockets vs. Mavericks Injury Report and Predicted Starting Lineup: Latest Update on Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively II, Jabari Smith Jr. - The Playoffs","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/rockets-vs-mavericks-injury-report-and-predicted-starting-lineup-latest-update-on-anthony-davis-dereck-lively-ii-jabari-smith-jr\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/rockets-vs-mavericks-injury-report-and-predicted-starting-lineup-latest-update-on-anthony-davis-dereck-lively-ii-jabari-smith-jr\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.theplayoffs.news\/en\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27450028_168417239_lowres-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2025-11-03T07:47:29+00:00","dateModified":"2025-11-03T07:47:33+00:00","description":"Rockets vs. Mavericks injury report with latest updates on player status, returns, and absences ahead of the matchup.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/rockets-vs-mavericks-injury-report-and-predicted-starting-lineup-latest-update-on-anthony-davis-dereck-lively-ii-jabari-smith-jr\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/rockets-vs-mavericks-injury-report-and-predicted-starting-lineup-latest-update-on-anthony-davis-dereck-lively-ii-jabari-smith-jr\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/rockets-vs-mavericks-injury-report-and-predicted-starting-lineup-latest-update-on-anthony-davis-dereck-lively-ii-jabari-smith-jr\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/cdn.theplayoffs.news\/en\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27450028_168417239_lowres-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.theplayoffs.news\/en\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27450028_168417239_lowres-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1707,"caption":"Image Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/rockets-vs-mavericks-injury-report-and-predicted-starting-lineup-latest-update-on-anthony-davis-dereck-lively-ii-jabari-smith-jr\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Rockets vs. Mavericks Injury Report and Predicted Starting Lineup: Latest Update on Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively II, Jabari Smith Jr."}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/","name":"The Playoffs","description":"Share passion for sports &amp; betting","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#organization","name":"The Playoffs","url":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/selo-tp-2020-415x280-1.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/selo-tp-2020-415x280-1.webp","width":415,"height":280,"caption":"The Playoffs"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/ThePlayoffsEN","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theplayoffs_en\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/f9ca71d052b2be625f5805d1dcafe1f0","name":"Akash","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3ccc4766b18202ae4cc2855d90845f86?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3ccc4766b18202ae4cc2855d90845f86?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Akash"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/https:\/\/x.com\/AkashVaishnav03"],"url":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/author\/akash\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640304"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=640304"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":640322,"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640304\/revisions\/640322"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/640320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=640304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=640304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=640304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}