<!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-injury-update-blazers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks’ Luka Doncic provides crucial injury update after defeating Blazers');   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/Luka-Doncic-injury-update-leaves-room-for-concern-vs.-Clippers.jpg"></figure><h1>Mavericks’ Luka Doncic provides crucial injury update after defeating Blazers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-24T07:59:17-08:00">December 24th, 7:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-24T07:59:17-08:00">December 24th, 7:59am</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 — Luka Doncic led the Dallas Mavericks to 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">Doncic, who was making his return from injury</a>, scored 27 points and recorded seven rebounds, seven assists and one steal. Following the win, the Mavs star provided an update on the left heel contusion that had sidelined him for the past two games.</p><p>“It’s fine… After the first quarter it felt better, just getting warm,” Doncic <a href="https://x.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1871424797760180597" rel="noopener">told reporters after the game</a>. “But it’s fine.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-kyrie-irving-luka-doncic-injury-return">Kyrie Irving reacted to Doncic’s return from injury</a> following the victory.</p><p>“He (Doncic) did great, he did great,” Irving told reporters. “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>The fact that Doncic played is obviously a good sign for the Mavs’ upcoming Christmas Day matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Dallas will still closely monitor Luka’s status, of course, but he will likely play barring any potential setbacks.</p><h2><b>Luka Doncic says Mavericks are in “great position”</b></h2><p>The Mavericks have battled through various injuries in 2024-25. They are 19-10 and in fourth place in the Western Conference. Their record and standings placement is quite impressive considering the fact that Doncic, Irving and many others have been forced to miss time due to injuries and illnesses.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Luka Doncic thinks the Mavs are in a “great position,” as they have held strong despite injuries.</p><p>“I think we are in a great position. I miss games, people miss games, and I think we are in a great spot. We have a lot of work to do still.”<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MFFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MFFL</a> <a href="https://t.co/NR84a6Oq3N">pic.twitter.com/NR84a6Oq3N</a></p><p>— Joey Mistretta (@JoeyMistretta_) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1871428641290362953?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>“I think we are in a great position,” Doncic said. “I miss games, people miss games, and I think we are in a great spot. We have a lot of work to do still, but I think we are in a great spot.”</p><p>The Mavericks will look to add another victory to the win column on Christmas Day against the Timberwolves.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks’ Luka Doncic provides crucial injury update after defeating Blazers

<!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-chauncey-billups-luka-doncic-spencer-dinwiddie');   ga('set', 'title', 'Chauncey Billups reveals what makes Luka Doncic-led Mavericks ‘deadly’');   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-Chauncey-Bills-reveals-what-makes-Luka-Doncic-led-team-deadly.jpg"></figure><h1>Chauncey Billups reveals what makes Luka Doncic-led Mavericks ‘deadly’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T17:52:12-08:00">December 23rd, 5:52pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T17:52:12-08:00">December 23rd, 5:52pm</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 — Luka Doncic is arguably the best player in the NBA. Over the years, he has been quite ball-dominant, sometimes by necessity and sometimes by choice. In the 2024-25 season, though, the Dallas Mavericks star has been able to play off the ball on a more consistent basis. Kyrie Irving obviously plays a role in that, but there’s more to the situation.</p><p>Dallas seemingly made an effort to add players who can handle the ball during the offseason. Dante Exum was expected to factor into the equation as well, but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-dante-exum-injury-update-surgery">Exum is currently out after undergoing wrist surgery</a>. Spencer Dinwiddie, however, has played a big role in setting up the Mavs offense when necessary.</p><p>“Yeah, Spencer has been great,” Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd said before Monday’s game. “We went to get him because we knew him. I think it just happened to come a little earlier in the season due to injury, for him to play these types of minutes. He fits that (Dante) Exum (role), you know, you trust… he’s going to get us organized offensively.”</p><p>Dinwiddie, during an event on Sunday, told ClutchPoints that he <a href="https://x.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1871208643229806735" rel="noopener">takes “great pride” in being a player who can set up the offense</a>.</p><p>“As a basketball player, you try to be as useful to your team as possible,” Dinwiddie said. “Showing the versatility… Just trying to help the team wherever I can.”</p><h2><b>Mavericks’ Luka Doncic-led offense draws Chauncey Billups admission</b></h2><p>With the Mavericks playing the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night, Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups spoke to reporters before the game. Billups thinks the Mavs’ added depth in reference to players who can set up the offense is crucial for Doncic and Dallas.</p><p>“He (Doncic) should be very happy about that,” Billups said. “He’s been a really high-usage player… Just to be out there and not have to make every single play. Sometimes you need a secondary play-maker on the opposite side of the floor, he should welcome that. It’s deadly playing against it. But he’s always a threat whether he has the ball or not. I think he should be happy about that.”</p><p>Dinwiddie’s impact has been important, especially in recent action with Doncic dealing with an injury. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-luka-doncic-playing-blazers-injury-update">Luka is set to return on Monday against the Blazers</a>, though. Still, the Mavs will need Dinwiddie as the season moves forward.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Chauncey Billups reveals what makes Luka Doncic-led Mavericks ‘deadly’

<!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-playing-blazers-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks’ Luka Doncic available for Blazers clash');   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-Is-Luka-Doncic-playing-vs.-Blazers-Latest-injury-update.jpg"></figure><h1>Mavericks’ Luka Doncic available for Blazers clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T08:11:27-08:00">December 23rd, 8:11am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T15:54:49-08:00">December 23rd, 3:54pm</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>With the Dallas Mavericks set to host the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night, fans are surely wondering if Luka Doncic will return from injury. <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>, forcing him to miss the Mavs’ past two games. So is Doncic playing tonight against the Blazers?</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-quentin-grimes-clippers-luka-doncic-injury">Mavericks earned a 113-97 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday despite Doncic’s absence</a>. Still, and it goes without saying, but Dallas is hopeful he will return sooner rather than later.</p><p>The Mavs will enter Monday’s game with an 18-10 record, while the Blazers are just 9-19 overall. Dallas will be the favorite regardless of Doncic’s final injury status. A return would clearly signal that he is trending in an overall promising direction, though.</p><p>Here is everything we know about Luka Doncic’s injury status for tonight vs. the Trail Blazers.</p><p><b><i>*Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (</i></b><a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored"><b><i>Get Access | Save $30</i></b></a><i>)</i><b><i>*</i></b></p><h2><b>Luka Doncic’s injury status vs. Blazers</b></h2><p>Doncic is currently <a href="https://x.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1871341521225859189" rel="noopener">listed as available</a> despite his heel injury, per the NBA injury report.</p><p>The Mavs are 6-2 in games that Doncic has not played in this season. Dallas has often utilized complete team efforts to overcome Doncic’s absences. With that being said, Luka, a consistent MVP candidate, unquestionably makes the Mavericks a better team. Dallas is 12-8 when Doncic is available.</p><p>The 25-year-old will likely receive MVP consideration once again after finishing third in the voting last year. Doncic is averaging 28.9 points per game on 45.9 percent field goal and 35.5 percent three-point shooting. Luka helps out in multiple facets of the game, also recording 8.6 rebounds, 8.2 assists and 2.1 steals per outing.</p><p>The Mavericks are currently in fourth place in the Western Conference, while the Blazers are 13th overall in the conference. The Mavs understand that upsets can happen at any time, though, so they cannot overlook their opponent on Monday night.</p><p>As for the question of if Luka Doncic is playing tonight vs. the Blazers, his availability makes it likely he will play.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks’ Luka Doncic available for Blazers clash

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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 defeated the Los Angeles Clippers by a final score of 113-97 on Saturday night. It was a strong bounce-back victory for the Mavs following Thursday’s 118-95 loss to the Clippers. Quentin Grimes led the way for Dallas, scoring 20 points and recording seven rebounds.</p><p>“He enjoys the game, he’s a pro,” Mavs head coach Jason Kidd said of Grimes after the game. “He works extremely hard… He’s all about the team. That’s a quality that we’ve learned here quickly.”</p><p>The Mavs are now 4-0 this season when Grimes scores 20 or more points in a game. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-dallas-trades-tim-hardaway-jr-pistons-quentin-grimes">Grimes, who joined the Mavs during the offseason</a>, has endured his share of ups and downs throughout the 2024-25 campaign. However, Grimes has displayed signs of his intriguing offensive potential.</p><p>“I’m just completely locked in,” Grimes said of finding his groove against the Clippers. “I’m just locked in, I’m just trying to stay in the flow, not get too high, not get too low… If it comes my way, I’m definitely gonna shoot it.”</p><p>Grimes also credited his teammates. He said it “makes it easier” for him when his teammates have his back, something that’s been seemingly consistent with the Mavericks.</p><p>Dallas utilized a complete team effort, however. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-luka-doncic-out-kyrie-irving-in-for-clippers-rematch">Mavs, who were without Luka Doncic once again due to an injury</a>, featured a balanced offensive attack. Klay Thompson scored 16 points and recorded four steals. Kyrie Irving and Spencer Dinwiddie both added 15 points and six assists.</p><p>Grimes, though, led the way in this game.</p><p>“That’s just what he do, man,” Naji Marshall said of Grimes. “Shooter, energy guy, bringing it on the defensive end.”</p><p>The Mavericks now hold an 18-10 record. Dallas’ home stand is set to continue on Monday with a game against the Portland Trail Blazers. The Mavs will then host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Christmas Day.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks unsung hero shines vs. Clippers amid Luka Doncic’s injury absence

Andrew Wiggins

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Iman Shumpert

Jaylen Brown

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Bradley Beal

Kelly Oubre Jr.

Victor Oladipo

De'Aaron Fox

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2018-19 ROY

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4x All Star

5x All Star

2023-24 Scoring Champ

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PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
28.8	8.5	8.1	0.4	2.0

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