<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mavericks-news-kyrie-irving-luka-doncic-injury-return');   ga('set', 'title', 'How Mavericks’ Luka Doncic played in injury return, per Kyrie Irving');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/How-Luka-Doncic-played-in-injury-return-per-Kyrie-Irving.jpg"></figure><h1>How Mavericks’ Luka Doncic played in injury return, per Kyrie Irving</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-24T07:29:46-08:00">December 24th, 7:29am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-24T07:31:27-08:00">December 24th, 7:31am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks earned a 132-108 victory against the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-luka-doncic-playing-blazers-injury-update">Luka Doncic returned from injury</a> after not playing in the Mavs’ last two games. We will take a look at Doncic’s statistics later in the article, but first let’s see what Kyrie Irving <a href="https://x.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1871423578610250012" rel="noopener">had to say</a> about Luka’s return.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kyrie Irving said Luka Doncic “fit right back in” after returning from injury on Monday.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MFFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MFFL</a> <a href="https://t.co/xos1Z3XRfp">pic.twitter.com/xos1Z3XRfp</a></p><p>— Joey Mistretta (@JoeyMistretta_) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1871423578610250012?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 24, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“He did great, he did great,” Irving said of Doncic’s performance in his return from injury. “You know, he missed his first couple, but I’m happy he stayed with it like he normally does… I’m glad that he got into that rhythm, he fit right back in… We had a lot of great possessions. That third quarter was really key for us to extend that lead and I think he did a great job of getting us going.”</p><p>Luka Doncic led the Mavs with 27 points to go along with seven rebounds, seven assists and one steal. Daniel Gafford also played well, recording 23 points, five rebounds and two assists. Kyrie Irving added 20 points, three rebounds, two assists and one steal.</p><h2><b>Luka Doncic returns from injury</b></h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-luka-doncic-out-kyrie-irving-in-for-clippers-rematch">Doncic has been dealing with a left heel contusion</a>. He was initially listed as questionable for Monday’s game before later being made available. Luka started the game fairly slow before ultimately finding his rhythm. And once Doncic gets it going, all defenses can do is hope for the best.</p><p>The Mavericks are now 19-10 overall in the 2024-25 season. Dallas is in fourth place in the Western Conference.</p><p>The Mavs will look to continue to move up in the standings on Christmas Day in a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Although the Timberwolves have not played their best basketball this year, Minnesota can still make things competitive without question. The Timberwolves and Mavericks will go head-to-head on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 PM EST in Dallas.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How Mavericks’ Luka Doncic played in injury return, per Kyrie Irving

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mavericks-news-kyrie-irving-special-anthony-edwards-admission');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks’ Kyrie Irving drops ‘special’ Anthony Edwards admission');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Mavericks-Kyrie-Irving-drops-%E2%80%98special-Anthony-Edwards-admission.jpg"></figure><h1>Mavericks’ Kyrie Irving drops ‘special’ Anthony Edwards admission</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-24T05:38:27-08:00">December 24th, 5:38am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-24T05:39:12-08:00">December 24th, 5:39am</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a Senior Associate Editor with ClutchPoints. He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP,  he's writing sports betting predictions for numerous sites across North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Mavericks grabbed a huge victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night and will now shift their focus to an NBA Christmas matchup with the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday.</p><p>Ahead of that contest, Mavs guard Kyrie Irving gave Anthony Edwards <a href="https://x.com/joeymistretta_/status/1871430156415549881?t=t0whIKQHb8OeDuFs8twM-g" rel="noopener">his flowers</a> as he continues to develop into one of the brightest young stars in the Association.</p><p>Via Joey Mistretta:</p><p>“Just like great artists or great athletes that have come before him, he’s taken a lot from other people’s games… That’s what makes you special, that’s what makes you great, ” Irving said.</p><p>“You know, I was watching some film yesterday and watching him get on his guys, he just really wants to win, when you have that mentality every single day it’s going to eventually carry on to your teammates. They’re still building an identity with Julius Randle in there but specifically for Ant, he’s been vocal to media talking about his team, trying to get something going, and as a young player leading a franchise, that’s one of the hardest things to do, burden all of that.”</p><p>The Mavericks star also elaborated on how he can tell Ant gets advice from other players across the league, especially after playing for Team USA in the summer at the Paris Olympics.</p><p>Edwards is having another solid campaign, posting averages of 25.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 4.0 assists. The Timberwolves have struggled <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-president-tough-karl-anthony-towns-admission-trade">since trading away Karl-Anthony Towns</a>, but the hope is they can eventually find their footing again with Randle now as Ant’s co-star instead. Minnesota owns a 14-14 record.</p><p>As for Kyrie and the Mavericks, they’re in fourth in the West with a 19-10 record and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-luka-doncic-playing-blazers-injury-update">just got Luka Doncic back f</a>rom a heel injury. Hopefully, Dallas can grab a victory on Christmas and slow down Edwards, who will be looking to wreak havoc under the bright lights.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks’ Kyrie Irving drops ‘special’ Anthony Edwards admission

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mavericks-news-luka-doncic-out-kyrie-irving-in-for-clippers-rematch');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks’ Luka Doncic out, Kyrie Irving in for Clippers rematch');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Luka-Doncic-Kyrie-Irving-get-GOAT-backcourt-take-from-ex-NBA-player.jpg"></figure><h1>Mavericks’ Luka Doncic out, Kyrie Irving in for Clippers rematch</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-20T16:18:33-08:00">December 20th, 4:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-20T16:22:01-08:00">December 20th, 4:22pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>While multiple Western Conference teams search for answers, the Dallas Mavericks (17-10) <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-warriors-mavericks-combine-3-point-total-new-league-record">are positioned nicely</a> through the first two months of this season. They sit in fourth place but are only four and a half games behind the Oklahoma City Thunder for the top spot. A healthy Mavs squad figures to be a force in the playoffs once again. That is not a luxury they currently have, though, evidenced by the latest Luka Doncic injury update.</p><p>The five-time All-NBA First-Team selection <a href="https://x.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1870237068355334637" rel="noopener">will be sidelined</a> for Saturday’s home matchup versus the Los Angeles Clippers, according to ClutchPoints reporter Joey Mistretta. It will mark the second straight game he misses with a heel contusion. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-klay-thompson-clippers-luka-doncic-kyrie-irving">Mavericks lacked the manpower</a> to overcome tenacious LA on Thursday, but they are receiving a big boost for this upcoming Clippers battle. Kyrie Irving is not on the injury report, indicating that he will return after a one-game absence (shoulder soreness).</p><p>This mixed bag of injury news might be enough for Dallas to avoid consecutive losses for the first time in more than a month. The team possesses solid depth behind its top guys in the form of PJ Washington, Klay Thompson, Naji Marshall and Dereck Lively II, among others. Eventually, though, there will come a point when Doncic and Irving are asked to lift the Mavericks to the top.</p><h2><b>Mavericks are staying on right track after Finals appearance</b></h2><p>Since they reached the NBA Finals in June, it was easy to assume the Mavs would be right back in the mix for the 2024-25 campaign. Sustained success is easier said than done, though, especially for this franchise.</p><p>Dallas lost a good amount of trust with fans after missing the playoffs in 2022-23. They more than redeemed themselves last season, but there are still people who need to see them consistently flourish in order to be convinced of their excellence. A 17-10 start is evidence that Dallas is building a fruitful culture. Health is of the utmost importance, however.</p><p>Injuries hinder all franchises at one time or another, but the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-luka-doncic-kyrie-irving-get-goat-backcourt-take-ex-nba-player">Mavericks’ star backcourt</a> frequently finds itself on the injury report. Doncic is constantly dealing with nagging ailments and Irving has not played more than 65 games in a season in five years. Dallas’ respectable standing will allow head coach Jason Kidd to manage their workload for now.</p><p>Luka Doncic will cheer on Kyrie Irving and the rest of his teammates from the bench on Saturday, but he hopes to rejoin them as soon as possible.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks’ Luka Doncic out, Kyrie Irving in for Clippers rematch

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mavericks-news-luka-doncic-kyrie-irving-injury-clippers-2024');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks’ Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving trending in promising directions amid injury concerns');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Mavericks-news-Luka-Doncic-Kyrie-Irving-trending-in-promising-directions-amid-injury-concerns.jpg"></figure><h1>Mavericks’ Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving trending in promising directions amid injury concerns</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-20T13:00:06-08:00">December 20th, 1:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-20T13:00:06-08:00">December 20th, 1:00pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>DALLAS — <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-kyrie-irving-injury-status-luka-doncic-out-clippers-dallas-game">Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving did not play on Thursday</a> against the Los Angeles Clippers due to injury concerns. Although <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-klay-thompson-clippers-luka-doncic-kyrie-irving">Klay Thompson attempted to lead the Mavs to a win</a>, the Clippers ultimately earned a 118-95 victory. With Dallas set to host Los Angeles again on Saturday, will Doncic and Irving be able to play? On Friday, Mavs head coach Jason Kidd <a href="https://x.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1870200360771739821" rel="noopener">provided encouraging updates on both players</a>.</p><p>Kidd said Doncic “did court work” at practice on Friday. Meanwhile, Irving “went through practice.” Jaden Hardy, who continues to deal with an ankle injury, has been ruled out for Saturday’s game, Kidd revealed.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Luka Doncic (heel) is taking shots after practice.</p><p>He did not play yesterday.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MFFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MFFL</a> <a href="https://t.co/klngh0YgJ2">pic.twitter.com/klngh0YgJ2</a></p><p>— Joey Mistretta (@JoeyMistretta_) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1870190989479969034?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 20, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kyrie Irving (shoulder) is taking shots after not playing yesterday.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MFFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MFFL</a> <a href="https://t.co/4To0WWDCFa">pic.twitter.com/4To0WWDCFa</a></p><p>— Joey Mistretta (@JoeyMistretta_) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1870191803120378315?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 20, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Doncic did not play on Thursday due to a left heel contusion. Irving is dealing with right shoulder soreness. Kyrie seemingly has a realistic chance of returning on Saturday night. Doncic also may be able to play. Dallas will provide their official injury designations on Friday night.</p><p>The Mavericks feature a deep roster. Dallas’ all-around talent often gives them opportunities to at least remain competitive in most games. However, playing without both Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving is a challenging task.</p><p>Luka and Kyrie are two of the best players in the entire league. Doncic even has a case to be considered the best player in today’s game. At the very least, Luka is a top five player in the sport right now.</p><p>The Mavs have been able to play a respectable brand of basketball if only one of the superstars is unavailable. With both out on Thursday, though, the Mavs simply were unable to compete with the Clippers in the second half of the contest.</p><p>With that being said, the Mavericks trailed by only one point at the half. Kidd admitted that the team “ran out of gas” as the game continued, but the Mavs’ depth still impressed early in the affair.</p><p>Still, Dallas is hoping that Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving will be able to return for Saturday night’s rematch against the Clippers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks’ Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving trending in promising directions amid injury concerns

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mavericks-news-klay-thompson-clippers-luka-doncic-kyrie-irving');   ga('set', 'title', 'Klay Thompson gets brutally honest on Mavericks’ Clippers loss without Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Klay-Thompson-gets-brutally-honest-on-Mavericks-Clippers-loss-without-Luka-Doncic-Kyrie-Irving.jpg"></figure><h1>Klay Thompson gets brutally honest on Mavericks’ Clippers loss without Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-19T21:29:07-08:00">December 19th, 9:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-19T21:29:07-08:00">December 19th, 9:29pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks entered Thursday’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-kyrie-irving-injury-status-luka-doncic-out-clippers-dallas-game">without Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving</a> among other players. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-luka-doncic-injury-update-concern-clippers">Doncic was ruled out as he battles a left heel contusion</a>. Meanwhile, Irving was ruled out due to right shoulder soreness.  The Clippers ended up winning 118-95, however, Klay Thompson stepped up and led the way amid Doncic and Irving’s injury absences.</p><p>Thompson finished the game with 22 points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals. Thompson also shot 9-17 on his field goal attempts. Was it Klay’s best game? No, but he kept the Mavs afloat until the Clippers began to pull away in the third quarter.</p><p>Still, Thompson felt that Dallas could have played better overall. <a href="https://x.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1869972021595295745" rel="noopener">He shared his brutally honest</a> thoughts while speaking to reporters after the game.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Klay Thompson on the Mavs’ play without Luka and Kyrie.</p><p>“Well, looking at the numbers offensively we struggled. And defensively actually. So (we didn’t play) very well, but it was the first time playing without both guys… We will be ready the next time that it does happen.” <a href="https://t.co/5D3x9g1Klg">pic.twitter.com/5D3x9g1Klg</a></p><p>— Joey Mistretta (@JoeyMistretta_) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1869972021595295745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 20, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Well, looking at the numbers offensively we struggled. And defensively actually,” Thompson said. “So (we didn’t play) very well, but it was the first time playing without both our guys. I’m sure it won’t be the last. We will be ready the next time that it does happen because it’s a completely different style of play obviously.”</p><p>Mavs head coach Jason Kidd said Thompson and the Mavs played well, but admitted the team “ran out of gas” in the second half.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jason Kidd on Klay Thompson’s performance in the loss tonight.</p><p>“Klay was great, the group was great… just ran out of gas.”<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MFFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MFFL</a> <a href="https://t.co/uOGR6g7wUW">pic.twitter.com/uOGR6g7wUW</a></p><p>— Joey Mistretta (@JoeyMistretta_) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1869957217983836530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 20, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Klay was great, the group was great… Just ran out of gas,” Mavs head coach Jason Kidd <a href="https://x.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1869957217983836530" rel="noopener">said after the game</a>. “Give the Clippers credit, they were the better team tonight.”</p><h2><b>Mavericks suffer defeat against Clippers amid Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving absences</b></h2><p>Playing without two of the best players in the NBA is obviously never a simple task. Irving was initially listed as questionable on the injury report, leaving room for hope in reference to his potential availability. He was ultimately ruled out, though.</p><p>Still, the Mavs battled and utilized a team effort. They knew it was going to be a difficult challenge, but Dallas played a competitive brand of basketball nonetheless. The final score looks fairly lopsided, but the Mavericks trailed by just one point at the half.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Spencer Dinwiddie on the Mavs’ play without Luka and Kyrie, and he commented on Klay Thompson’s leadership. </p><p>“He did what a Hall of Famer does.”<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MFFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MFFL</a> <a href="https://t.co/Jt8Bl6EEi7">pic.twitter.com/Jt8Bl6EEi7</a></p><p>— Joey Mistretta (@JoeyMistretta_) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1869963751740358986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 20, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“I think we played hard,” Spencer Dinwiddie <a href="https://x.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1869963751740358986" rel="noopener">told reporters</a>. “Still too many lapses, though, of course. Credit the Clippers, they made shots… I thought (Klay Thompson’s performance) was great. His shots definitely kept us in it… He did what a Hall of Famer does.”</p><p>The Mavericks will host the Clippers on Saturday night once again at 8:30 PM EST.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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