Kyrie Irving looked up to the Jumbotron and saw a picture of himself with a congratulatory message: “Congrats Kyrie! 18,000 career points.” It was seconds before the third quarter began, but Irving smiled and crossed his fingers.

Mavericks star Kyrie Irving passed another huge scoring milestone with a bucket against the Timberwolves on Wednesday night.

The Dallas Mavericks will start the first night of a back-to-back against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, both a Christmas Day and Western Conference Finals rematch. Nearly every Maverick is on the injury report as they look to make up for Monday's disappointing loss to the Charlotte Hornets.

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On Wednesday, the Dallas Mavericks (23-20) host the Minnesota Timberwolves (22-21) at American Airlines Center, and if you’re wondering how to catch the action live, you’ve come to the right place. The Mavericks are coming off a 110-105 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Monday to drop to 4-9 without Luka Dončić (calf) in the lineup.