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The Dallas Mavericks had to make a game-time decision on superstar Luka Doncic after Doncic suffered an ankle sprain in Game 3 of the team’s first-round matchup with the Los Angeles Clippers. But while Doncic is playing, Mavs big man Kristaps Porzingis is out for Sunday’s crucial Game 4 with right knee soreness. The Mavs […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic suffered an ankle injury in the Mavs’ Game 3 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday, but that’s not going to stop him from suiting up for a crucial Game 4. Doncic is officially available for Sunday’s tilt, according to the team. Doncic suffered the injury in the third […]

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic has a mild sprain in his left ankle after an MRI revealed nothing alarming, per Tim MacMahon of ESPN. The Mavs trail the L.A. Clippers 2-1 in the first round of the 2020 playoffs. Doncic is expected to be a game-time decision for Game 4. Source: MRI on Luka Doncic's […]

Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle says Luka Doncic has high pain tolerance, which seems to suggest the Mavs’ Wonder Boy will play in Game 4 against the Los Angeles Clippers despite having a sprained ankle. However, Carlisle did admit the Mavs don’t want to play Doncic if he’s injured, which is different than playing […]

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic suffered a left ankle injury in Game 3 against the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday. The Mavs’ new franchise player tried to play on the sprain before ultimately taking himself out in frustration with nine minutes left in the game. That’s when Doncic’s mom took to social media to send […]

Dallas Mavericks star guard Luka Doncic suffered a scary injury on Friday night in Game 3 against the Los Angeles Clippers, and now his status for the ever-crucial fourth game has been revealed. According to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon, Doncic, with a sustained left ankle sprain, is “questionable” for Game 4 against Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, […]

Paul George has been unable to find his shooting stroke over the last couple of games for the LA Clippers, but he’s done just enough for his team to take a 2-1 series lead over the Dallas Mavericks. The Clippers defeated the Mavs on Friday night, 130-122, but George suffered through another horrific shooting night. […]

Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle remains optimistic that Luka Doncic did not sustain a serious injury in the Mavs’ 122-130 Game 3 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday. Although the team is still awaiting the MRI results to know the severity of the injury, Carlisle bared some “good news” regarding the Slovenian […]

NBA legend Charles Barkley has nothing but respect for Dallas Mavericks stars Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis for the way they have stood up against the Los Angeles Clippers’ bullying. The first three games of the Mavs-Clippers first-round playoffs matchup has been intense, to say the least. In Game 1, KP was ejected after getting […]

Dallas Mavericks fans can now breathe easy. Luka Doncic confirmed that the ankle injury he sustained in Game 3 against the Los Angeles Clippers is “not that bad.” Speaking to reporters after the game, the Mavs star called it a “little sprain.” He also noted that he is lucky that the injury occurred in his […]

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic couldn’t help but feel frustrated after being ruled out of the Mavs’ Game 3 against the Los Angeles Clippers. Doncic tweaked his ankle late in the third quarter and hobbled into the locker room. He was able to return and start in the fourth quarter, but he was clearly in […]

Los Angeles Clippers veteran Marcus Morris certainly made Rasheed Wallace proud on Friday after yelling “ball does not lie” to Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic, who just missed a free-throw. "The ball does not lie!" Marcus Morris didn't like the foul call and let Luka Doncic know about it 😳pic.twitter.com/S198LfLJ6R — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) August 22, […]

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic suffered what appears to be an ankle injury in Game 3 of the Mavs’ first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Clippers. Late in the third quarter of the game, Luka was guarding Kawhi Leonard when he tweaked his ankle. His legs appeared to bump on Leonard, leading to the […]

Los Angeles Clippers guard Landry Shamet climbed a pretty high ladder on Friday, throwing down a vicious two-handed hammer over Dallas Mavericks’ center Boban Marjanovic. The amazing highlight took place at the 8-minute mark of the second quarter of Game 3 between the Clippers and Mavericks at AdventHealth Arena.  Following a nice screen from teammate […]

Los Angeles Clippers big man Montrezl Harrell has no love for Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic. After Harrell scored on a strong putback over Doncic and Dorian Finney-Smith, he yelled, “bi**h a** white boy” as he jogged back on the other side of the court. This comes after the two players got into a scuffle […]

After Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic told him to stop flopping, Los Angeles Clippers big man Montrezl Harrell got up and challenged the Wonder Boy. Luka Doncic and Montrezl Harrell get into a heated exchange early in Game 3.pic.twitter.com/tRHXdpABai — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) August 22, 2020 Things are getting testy between the Clippers and Mavs. This […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic torched the Los Angeles Clippers for 42 points in Game 1 of the team’s first-round matchup with L.A., but he also committed 11 turnovers and was -14 in terms of plus-minus as the Mavs dropped the opener. Luka did not score as much on Wednesday night. He had a “modest” […]

Los Angeles Clippers star small forward Paul George struggled in Game 2 against the Dallas Mavericks, and his haters let him know about it. George, who named himself “Playoff P” a few years ago, shot only 4-of-17 from the field and 2-of-10 from beyond the arc in Game 2 versus the Mavs. NBA Twitter trolled […]

On a recent episode of The Ryen Russillo Podcast, Dallas Mavericks guard Seth Curry likened Luka Doncic’s approach to the game of basketball to that of his brother, Golden State Warriors All-Star Stephen Curry. In a relatively short period of time, Doncic has managed to make a name for himself in the NBA. His progression […]

Luka Doncic won his first career playoff game on Wednesday night, as the Dallas Mavericks evened their first-round series with the Los Angeles Clippers with an impressive 127-114 rout. Yet, the Slovenian sensation spent much of the second half on the sideline watching his Mavs’ teammates cruise to a Game 2 victory. Doncic played 28 […]

LOS ANGELES — Without Patrick Beverley, the Los Angeles Clippers dropped Game 2 to the Dallas Mavericks in stunning fashion on Wednesday night, 127-114. Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and co. struggled to gain any rhythm offensively while unable to offer any resistance on the defensive end. Leonard led the way in scoring again for LA, […]

After picking up the victory in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Clippers, Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic has a renewed confidence that might power him and the Mavs to pull off a historic upset. After the game, Doncic reiterated his firm belief that they can oust the Clippers — […]

Kristaps Porzingis is locked in. The Dallas Mavericks starting center finally got his first playoff win on Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Clippers to even their playoff series to 1-1. And per the 25-year old, huge victories like this don’t do much for his confidence which, according to Porzingis himself, is already way up […]

Luka Doncic wants everyone to know that the Dallas Mavericks shouldn’t be counted out. Doncic had another masterful performance on Wednesday night, as the Mavs edged out the Los Angeles Clippers 127-114 to even out their first round series. The All-Star had 28 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in just 28 minutes of play. […]

The Dallas Mavericks pulled off a huge win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday, tying this first-round playoffs matchup at 1-1. Mavs big man Boban Marjanovic had a very efficient 10 minutes of action, which prompted a post-game interview with Shaquille O’Neal and the rest of the Inside the NBA crew. Boban admitted on […]

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic is back to doing Luka things. After a historic Game 1 performance where he dropped 42 points, the Mavs point-forward returned and rewrote history once again as he passes the great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for most points in their first two playoff games. In his first two playoff games, the 21-year […]

LOS ANGELES – The LA Clippers will be without guard Patrick Beverley For Wednesday night’s Game 2 between the LA Clippers and Dallas Mavericks. Clippers head coach Doc Rivers told members of the media about Beverley’s status, and added he doesn’t know if Pat re-injured his calf sometime last game, but says he just wasn’t […]

While odds are not necessarily in favor of the Dallas Mavericks in their first-round series with the Los Angeles Clippers, big man Kristaps Porzingis strongly believes that the Mavs could beat the Western powerhouse. Although Porzingis was controversially ejected in Game 1, the Mavs’ performance showed they can compete with the Clippers. With that said, […]

As expected, Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle still doesn’t sound too pleased about Mavs star power forward Kristaps Porzingis getting ejected on Monday against the Los Angeles Clippers. The Mavs coach doesn’t believe players should get technicals or ejected for punching the air, per Callie Caplan of the Dallas Morning News. Carlisle wants more […]

LOS ANGELES – It appears tensions between Doc Rivers‘ LA Clippers and Kristaps Porzingis‘ Dallas Mavericks are already heating up just one game into their first round playoff series. Porzingis was ejected from Monday night’s Game 1 between the Clippers and Mavs after picking up a second technical foul in an altercation with Marcus Morris. […]

Dallas Mavericks big man Kristaps Porzingis was ejected from his very first playoff game after receiving two technical fouls in Game 1 against the Los Angeles Clippers. Porzingis exited the game in the middle of the third quarter with the Mavs still in control of the contest. This ended up swinging the momentum of the […]

NBA Twitter exploded when officials ejected Dallas Mavericks star Kristaps Porzingis from Game 1 of their Western Conference first round series against the Los Angeles Clippers. ESPN tried to get the reaction of Mavs owner Mark Cuban. However, the billionaire businessman opted to remain mum on what many believe was a bogus decision from the […]

LOS ANGELES — Led by Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and Marcus Morris, the Los Angeles Clippers took Game 1 from the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night. In the 118-110 victory, Leonard led the way for the Clippers with 29 points, 12 rebounds, six assists, and three steals on 11-of-21 shooting from the field. Paul George […]

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series on Monday night. The game’s final outcome read a 118-110 win for LA, but a quick dive into the game will show a lot more controversy, mainly between Kristaps Porzingis and Marcus Morris. Porzingis was ejected […]

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic just made history on Monday, as his 42-point outing set the record for the most points scored by any player in his playoffs debut. However, despite his heroics, the Mavs still suffered a 118-110 defeat at the hands of the Los Angeles Clippers. After the defeat, Luka gave a rather […]

It was a bittersweet playoff debut for Dallas Mavericks’ star guard Luka Doncic. The 21-year old had a historic playoff debut. He scored a total of 42 points in his first ever playoff appearance, showing no signs of post-season jitters. This makes Doncic the first ever NBA player to score 40 or more in a […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic was not happy with the ejection of Kristaps Porzingis in the third quarter of Game 1 of the Mavs’ first-round playoff showdown against the Los Angeles Clippers. The odds were already against the Mavs when they began their postseason on Monday against the second-seeded Clippers. However, the odds further swayed […]

Dallas Mavericks big man Kristaps Porzingis was controversially ejected in Game 1 of their eventual loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. Like most, the Latvian didn’t agree with the call but was nonetheless apologetic. The officials slapped two technical fouls on Porzingis which led to his ejection with 9:10 remaining in the third quarter. The […]

The Los Angeles Clippers escaped with the victory against the upset-minded Dallas Mavericks, 118-110, in Game 1 of their best-of-seven Western Conference first-round matchup on Monday. Kawhi Leonard led his team with 29 points, 12 boards, and six assists, while his fellow superstar Paul George recorded 27 points, two rebounds, three assists. The pair’s steady […]