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The Mavericks are slightly undermanned for the West Final second leg against the Wolves

The Mavericks are slightly undermanned for the West Final second leg against the Wolves

The second leg of last season's Western Conference Finals between the Timberwolves and Mavericks will be played on Tuesday night in Minneapolis and Dallas will be without several key players.

Early Tuesday, the Mavericks were forced to miss guard Dante Exum (wrist) and forward Maxi Kleber (hamstring) due to injuries. The Timberwolves are now injury-free and at full strength for the second leg.

Exum has not played yet this season after undergoing surgery on his right wrist earlier this month. Kleber played in the first two games of the season, but a hamstring injury kept him out Monday against the Jazz, and he did not travel to Minneapolis with the Mavericks.

Dallas defeated Utah 110-102 on Monday night. Even though they are playing without Exum and Kleber, they are still one of the deeper teams in the league. Their starting lineup is intact with Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving, Klay Thompson, PJ Washington and Daniel Gafford, while Derrick Lively, Spencer Dinwiddie, Quentin Grimes and Naji Marshall are playing minutes off the bench.

The game begins at 6:40 p.m. CT and will be broadcast locally on FanDuel Sports Network (formerly Bally Sports North) and nationally on TNT, with Ian Eagle and Stan Van Gundy on the call.

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