Per multiple reports, it’s not looking like Luka Doncic will be suiting up for the Dallas Mavericks against the Utah Jazz in Game 3 tonight.
There's still significant pessimism on Luka Doncic's availability for Game 3 tonight, sources tell ESPN. He's eager to play, but it's trending unlikely as he recovers from that left calf strain. https://t.co/Qodn0Fuuyc
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 21, 2022
As I reported yesterday, Luka Doncic is unlikely to play Game 3, per source. Luka has said he’d try to play tonight v the #Jazz, but has yet to be cleared by the #Mavs’ staff — worst case scenario is further injuring the calf. https://t.co/M4m6ykLv8l
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) April 21, 2022
This is certainly a big loss for the Mavericks not having their MVP caliber player on the floor. It doesn’t mean the Mavericks can’t come out with a win, they showed that Jalen Brunson is enough to beat the Jazz, especially when the Jazz play defense like this:
Opponent FG% when guarded by a Jazz starter this playoffs:
— StatMuse (@statmuse) April 21, 2022
53.3% — Bojan Bogdanovic
52.0% — Donovan Mitchell
50.0% — Royce O’Neale
47.1% — Mike Conley
32.4% — Rudy Gobert pic.twitter.com/oek3QW1IYB
There is still some likelihood that Doncic may play, but it’s looking more and mor that the earliest he’ll come back would be Game 4.
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