<!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-christmas-day-timberwolves-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Is Mavericks’ Luka Doncic playing on Christmas Day vs. Timberwolves? 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Latest injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-24T18:46:31-08:00">December 24th, 6:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-24T18:46:31-08:00">December 24th, 6:46pm</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>Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks are set to host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Christmas Day. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-dallas-injury-updates-christmas-day-timberwolves">Doncic, though, is dealing with a left heel contusion</a>. So is Doncic playing on Christmas Day?</p><p>Luka <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2024-12-24_08PM.pdf" rel="noopener">is listed on</a> the NBA injury report. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-luka-doncic-playing-blazers-injury-update">Doncic returned from injury</a> on Monday and played well in the Mavs’ 132-108 victory against the Portland Trail Blazers. Still, he is battling the aforementioned injury, although it seems to be improving.</p><p>Here is everything we know about Luka Doncic’s injury status for Christmas Day vs. the Timberwolves.</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 Christmas Day injury status vs. Timberwolves</b></h2><p>Doncic is currently listed as probable on the NBA injury report due to the heel injury. Jaden Hardy is questionable as he continues to deal with a right ankle sprain. Meanwhile, Dante Exum remains out amid his wrist surgery recovery.</p><p>As mentioned, Doncic played well in his return from injury on Monday. He led Dallas with 27 points, while also adding seven rebounds, seven assists and one steal. It was a quality return, and the Mavs are hoping that he can find a way to stay on the floor moving forward.</p><p>Wednesday’s matchup represents a rematch of the 2024 Western Conference Finals. The series was expected to be extremely competitive, but Dallas ultimately clinched an NBA Finals appearance in only five games against Minnesota.</p><p>The Mavericks and Timberwolves are trending in different directions this season. Minnesota is just 14-14 overall, as inconsistency has been an issue for them. The Mavs, despite dealing with injury trouble, are 19-10 and in fourth place in the Western Conference. The Timberwolves are in 10th place in the West as of this story’s writing.</p><p>When it comes to the question of if Luka Doncic is playing on Christmas Day against the Timberwolves, however, the answer is probably.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Is Mavericks’ Luka Doncic playing on Christmas Day vs. Timberwolves? Latest injury update

<!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

<!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-quentin-grimes-clippers-luka-doncic-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks unsung hero shines vs. Clippers amid Luka Doncic’s injury absence');   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-unsung-hero-shines-vs.-Clippers-amid-Luka-Doncics-injury-absence.jpg"></figure><h1>Mavericks unsung hero shines vs. Clippers amid Luka Doncic’s injury absence</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-21T21:17:24-08:00">December 21st, 9:17pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-21T21:17:24-08:00">December 21st, 9:17pm</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 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

<!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>

Klay Thompson gets brutally honest on Mavericks’ Clippers loss without Luka Doncic, 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-injury-status-luka-doncic-out-clippers-dallas-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kyrie Irving joins Luka Doncic in being ruled out for Clippers-Mavericks game');   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-Kyrie-Irvings-injury-status-after-Luka-Doncic-ruled-out-vs.-Clippers.jpg"></figure><h1>Kyrie Irving joins Luka Doncic in being ruled out for Clippers-Mavericks game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-19T06:18:25-08:00">December 19th, 6:18am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-19T16:46:10-08:00">December 19th, 4:46pm</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>After <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-luka-doncic-injury-update-concern-clippers">not practicing on Tuesday or Wednesday, Luka Doncic</a>, who is dealing with a left heel contusion, <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2024-12-19_08AM.pdf" rel="noopener">has been ruled out</a> for Thursday’s Los Angeles Clippers-Dallas Mavericks game, per the NBA injury report. Kyrie Irving is also listed on the injury report with right shoulder soreness.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-luka-doncic-kyrie-irving-didnt-practice-tuesday">Irving did not practice on Tuesday</a> but returned on Wednesday. The 32-year-old is averaging 23.9 points, 5.3 assists, 4.7 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game so far in the 2024-25 season.</p><p>Kyrie has also been incredibly efficient. The future Hall of Famer is shooting 50.4 percent from the field and 46.8 percent from beyond the arc. He has been able to find the bottom of the net on a consistent basis throughout the 2024-25 campaign.</p><p>Here is everything we know about Kyrie Irving’s injury status for tonight’s game vs. the Clippers.</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>Kyrie Irving’s injury status vs. Clippers</b></h2><p>Irving was initially listed questionable on the NBA injury report but is <a href="https://x.com/joeymistretta_/status/1869892241063588178?s=46&amp;t=t0whIKQHb8OeDuFs8twM-g" rel="noopener">now being ruled out</a>, according to Joey Mistretta of ClutchPoints. Doncic, as mentioned, has been ruled out. Jaden Hardy (right ankle sprain) and Dante Exum (right wrist surgery) will not play either.</p><p>The Mavericks will enter play with a 17-9 record. Meanwhile, the Clippers are 15-12 overall so far this season. Dallas is tied for third in the Western Conference and Los Angeles is ninth in the West. The Clippers have managed to still play a fairly competitive brand of basketball despite Kawhi Leonard’s injury absence and Paul George’s offseason departure.</p><p>The Mavericks and Clippers will go head-to-head in Dallas on both Thursday and Saturday night. Both games will certainly prove to be a challenge for Dallas as it looks to protect home court. The injury absences of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving on Thursday will only add to the challenge.</p><p>The action tips off at approximately 8:30 p.m. ET in American Airlines Center, as the shorthanded Mavs hope for an early Christmas present.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kyrie Irving joins Luka Doncic in being ruled out for Clippers-Mavericks game

<!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-luka-doncic-experience');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks’ Klay Thompson gets 100% real on his Luka Doncic experience');   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-100-real-on-his-Luka-Doncic-experience.jpg"></figure><h1>Mavericks’ Klay Thompson gets 100% real on his Luka Doncic experience</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-18T18:46:50-08:00">December 18th, 6:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-18T18:46:50-08:00">December 18th, 6:46pm</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 — Klay Thompson is a fan of Luka Doncic. Thompson, one of the greatest shooters in NBA history, appreciates playing alongside an elite passer such as Doncic. The former Golden State Warriors star <a href="https://x.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1869465852657217613" rel="noopener">made his feelings</a> on Doncic’s passing ability clear while speaking to reporters after practice on Wednesday.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Klay Thompson on Luka Doncic: “His passes are incredible… It’s awesome to be a beneficiary of his greatness.”<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MFFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MFFL</a> <a href="https://t.co/o2b8yPQ5t0">pic.twitter.com/o2b8yPQ5t0</a></p><p>— Joey Mistretta (@JoeyMistretta_) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1869465852657217613?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 18, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Learning playing with Luka that if you go to the corner, get out in transition he’s going to find you,” Thompson said. “His passes are incredible, I mean, he puts it in the shooting-pocket… mostly every time. It’s awesome to be a beneficiary of his greatness.”</p><p>Of course, this is not the first time <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-luka-doncic-incredible-talent-klay-thompson-perplexed">Thompson has given Doncic his flowers</a>. Thompson is receiving the opportunity to play with Doncic on a more consistent basis now, though. The excitement of Klay adjusting to the Mavs is beginning to fade as he gets used to his new team. The 2024-25 season is beginning to heat up now, and Thompson is finding his footing with the Mavericks.</p><h2><b>Klay Thompson making adjustment to playing with Mavericks</b></h2><p>The 34-year-old is averaging 14 points per game on 40.8 percent field goal and 39.1 percent three-point shooting. He has shot the ball well in recent action. Klay is enjoying playing alongside a player such as Luka, who happens to be an extraordinary playmaker.</p><p>It is worth mentioning that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-luka-doncic-injury-update-concern-clippers">Doncic did not practice on Wednesday as he battles a heel injury</a>. It remains to be seen if he will be available for the Mavericks’ game on Thursday night against the Los Angeles Clippers.</p><p>Either way, Thompson will do everything he can to help the Mavs earn a victory at home. Thursday’s game represents the first of a four-game home stand. Dallas will play the Clippers on Thursday and Saturday before hosting the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday and the Minnesota Timberwolves on Christmas Day.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks’ Klay Thompson gets 100% real on his Luka Doncic experience

<!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-concern-clippers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks’ Luka Doncic injury update leaves room for concern vs. Clippers');   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 injury update leaves room for concern vs. Clippers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-18T17:06:21-08:00">December 18th, 5:06pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-18T17:06:21-08:00">December 18th, 5:06pm</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-luka-doncic-kyrie-irving-didnt-practice-tuesday">Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving both did not practice on Tuesday</a>, however, Irving returned to practice on Wednesday. Doncic, though, <a href="https://x.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1869456796508946920" rel="noopener">remained out</a>, Mavs head coach Jason Kidd told reporters Wednesday.</p><p>Irving was dealing with a shoulder concern but it appears likely that he will play given his practice status on Wednesday. Doncic’s status is in question as he deals with a heel injury.</p><p>Luka has been forced to miss some time this season due to injuries. The Mavericks have found success despite Doncic’s absence, though. Dallas holds a 5-1 record in games Doncic has not played in during the 2024-25 season. Nevertheless, the Mavs are obviously hopeful he will be available.</p><p>After all, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-luka-doncic-michael-jordan-warriors">Luka Doncic is one of the best players in the NBA</a>. The Mavs are 12-8 when Doncic has played up to this point.</p><p>The 25-year-old is currently averaging 28.9 points per game on 45.9 percent field goal and 35.5 percent three-point shooting. Doncic is also recording 8.6 rebounds, 8.2 assists and 2.1 steals per outing. Luka’s defense has been questionable at times in the past, but he has taken a considerable step forward. Doncic is tied for second in steals as of this story’s writing.</p><p>It goes beyond recording steals, however. Luka Doncic is playing especially hard on the defensive end of the floor, doing everything he can to stay in front of the player he is guarding. His effort has helped the Mavs come together as a unit on defense.</p><p>The Mavericks are set to host the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night. Dallas is 17-9 this season, while Los Angeles is 15-12. The game projects to be competitive with the Western Conference rivals preparing to go head-to-head. Tip-off for the Clippers-Mavs game is scheduled for 7:30 PM EST.</p><p>We will continue to monitor and provide updates on Luka Doncic’s injury status ahead of Thursday night’s game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks’ Luka Doncic injury update leaves room for concern vs. Clippers

<!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-didnt-practice-tuesday');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Mavericks’ Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving didn’t practice Tuesday');   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/Why-Luka-Doncic-Kyrie-Irving-didnt-practice-Tuesday.jpg"></figure><h1>Why Mavericks’ Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving didn’t practice Tuesday</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-17T12:02:06-08:00">December 17th, 12:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-17T12:02:06-08:00">December 17th, 12:02pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Mavericks recently picked up an impressive road win over the Golden State Warriors in which <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-luka-doncic-michael-jordan-warriors">Luka Doncic went absolutely ballistic</a> and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-klay-thompson-soaking-all-chase-center-floor-beating-warriors">Klay Thompson also exacted some revenge</a> on his former team. The win pushed the Mavericks’ record on the 2024-25 NBA season to an impressive 17-9, good for fourth place in the crowded Western Conference playoff picture.</p><p>However, recently, fans got somewhat of <a href="https://x.com/MikeACurtis2/status/1869080729583546573" rel="noopener">a concerning update</a> regarding the injury status of Doncic and co-star Kyrie Irving regarding the team’s practice on Tuesday, per Mike Curtis of the Dallas Morning News.</p><p>“Jason Kidd said Luka Doncic (left heel contusion) and Kyrie Irving (right shoulder soreness) did not practice today,” reported Curtis.</p><p>However, it wasn’t all bad news for the Mavericks on Tuesday.</p><p>“Naji Marshall (illness) and Maxi Kleber (illness; fractured rib) returned to practice,” added Curtis.</p><p>Doncic recently missed several games with a wrist injury, a period in which the Mavericks were ironically able to vault themselves up the Western Conference standings despite his absence.</p><p>Irving has been mostly healthy this year, having only missed a couple of games so far with various minor ailments.</p><p>Overall, it doesn’t appear that either of the stars’ injuries that kept them out of practice on Tuesday will be of much concern moving forward.</p><p>Overall, it’s been an impressive turnaround for the Mavericks so far this season. The team stumbled out of the gates, enduring some tough losses, including a particularly brutal defeat to the Utah Jazz. However, the team has since figured some things out, improving their defense and also helping Klay Thompson look more and more comfortable in his new threads.</p><p>In any case, the Mavericks will next take the floor on Thursday evening at home vs the Los Angeles Clippers. That game is slated to tip off at 8:30 PM ET from Dallas.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Mavericks’ Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving didn’t practice Tuesday

<!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-goes-viral-lockdown-defense-brandin-podziemski');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks’ Luka Doncic goes viral for lockdown defense on Brandin Podziemski');   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-goes-viral-for-lockdown-defense-on-Brandin-Podziemski-v2.jpg"></figure><h1>Mavericks’ Luka Doncic goes viral for lockdown defense on Brandin Podziemski</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-16T10:51:58-08:00">December 16th, 10:51am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-16T15:54:44-08:00">December 16th, 3:54pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks lost in five to the Boston Celtics in the 2024 NBA Finals, many questioned the superstar’s defensive effort throughout the best-of-seven series. Some considered him a defensive liability, and the Celtics targeted him for unfavorable matchups.</p><p>However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-luka-doncic-insane-soccer-skills-paolo-banchero">Doncic appeared in the best shape of his career</a> while on tour overseas during the offseason, and he looks even better now, especially against Golden State Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski.</p><p>In the Mavericks’ 144-133 win over the Warriors, Doncic’s defensive stop against Podziemski went viral. Then he converted it into a bucket on the opposite end of the floor, granting the Mavs a 12-point lead (132-120) midway through the final quarter.</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>Klay Thompson drained one of his seven threes. Doncic never gave up on the play, pushing the ball up the floor as the Mavs had a five-on-four advantage to collect an assist off Thompson’s three with Brandin Podziemski still in the backcourt.</p><p>Doncic’s incredible triple-double (45 points, 13 assists, 11 rebounds) marked a season-high in points and will be remembered as one of his signature performances of 2024-25.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-warriors-mavericks-combine-3-point-total-new-league-record">Mavericks and Warriors made NBA history for most threes</a> (48) combined in a single game in Sunday’s matchup. Thompson shot 7-for-11 from deep and led the Mavs’ 21 threes, including Doncic’s 6-for-11, Quentin Grimes’ 4-for-8, and PJ Washington’s 2-for-4.</p><p>Stephen Curry’s 7-for-13 en route to 26 points led the Warriors. Andrew Wiggins, who finished with a team-high 29 points, connected on 5-of-9 from deep as the Warriors finished with 27 threes.</p><h2><b>Klay Thompson hints at four-point line after win vs. Warriors</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Mavericks-guard-Klay-Thompson-next-to-Warriors-guard-Stephen-Curry.jpg"><figcaption>Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Thompson didn’t receive the same Warriors fanfare compared to his first game as a visiting team member, but that didn’t stop him from having a phenomenal performance. Thompson finished with 29 points, five rebounds, four assists, and a pair of steals against his former team.</p><p>After the win, Thompson <a href="https://x.com/MikeACurtis2/status/1868529039692161064" rel="noopener">talked</a> about the high three-point shooting volume reaching a historic rate and suggested perhaps the NBA take things one step further by implementing a four-point line at some point, per Dallas Morning News’ Mike Curtis.</p><p>“That’s good because I saw what Charlotte &amp; Chicago did [75 combined missed 3s], so it’s nice to counter that because a lot of fans think too many 3s are being attempted, so it was nice to show that shooting is still incredible in this league,” Thompson said. “I really believe as this game gets longer as far as years played, maybe there’ll be a four-point line one day.”</p><p>Luka Doncic and the Mavericks will host the Clippers on Thursday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks’ Luka Doncic goes viral for lockdown defense on Brandin Podziemski

<!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-michael-jordan-warriors');   ga('set', 'title', 'How Mavericks’ Luka Doncic reached Michael Jordan territory vs. Warriors');   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-How-Luka-Doncic-reached-Michael-Jordan-territory-vs.-Warriors.jpg"></figure><h1>How Mavericks’ Luka Doncic reached Michael Jordan territory vs. Warriors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-16T09:16:52-08:00">December 16th, 9:16am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-16T09:16:52-08:00">December 16th, 9:16am</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>Luka <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-steve-kerr-opinion-mavericks-luka-doncic">Doncic led the Dallas Mavericks to a 143-133 victory</a> over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday night. Doncic enjoyed a tremendous performance, scoring 45 points to go along with 13 assists, 11 rebounds, three steals and two blocks. Dallas improved to 9-0 when Luka records a 40-point triple-double. According to StatMuse, Michael Jordan <a href="https://x.com/statmuse/status/1868506185076461652" rel="noopener">is the only player</a> in NBA history to record Doncic’s Sunday stat-line or better.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Luka tonight:</p><p>45 PTS<br>11 REB<br>13 AST<br>3 STL<br>2 BLK</p><p>Michael Jordan is the only other player to achieve this statline or better. <a href="https://t.co/t7JXZzoHGp">pic.twitter.com/t7JXZzoHGp</a></p><p>— StatMuse (@statmuse) <a href="https://twitter.com/statmuse/status/1868506185076461652?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 16, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>When you are being mentioned alongside Michael Jordan, it means you are doing something right. And Luka Doncic is unquestionably doing things right. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-luka-doncic-mvp-dallas-bucks">Luka continues to establish himself as one of the best players in the NBA</a>.</p><h2><b>Jason Kidd shares his thoughts on Luka Doncic’s incredible performance</b></h2><p>Of course, the 45 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds will catch everyone’s attention. However, Jason Kidd said Luka’s defense is what stood out to him.</p><p>“The steals… I thought he made a big steal when they had to take the ball out on the side,” Kidd said of Doncic.</p><p>The Mavericks coach still gave Luka’s offense plenty of credit, though.</p><p>“Again, the pace that he played with tonight was something that we needed on the road,” Kidd continued. “Being able to take care of the ball… His pace, getting everyone involved, accepting the double-team and finding the right guy. Again, his shots, he was making them early and often and he was a big reason why we won.”</p><p>Luka Doncic certainly played a crucial role in the victory. Dallas now holds a 17-9 overall record in the 2024-25 NBA season.</p><p>The Mavs will now return to Dallas for a four-game home stand. Dallas will host the Los Angeles Clippers for two games before playing the Portland Trail Blazers and Minnesota Timberwolves to finish the home stand.</p><p>The Mavericks’ next game is scheduled for Thursday night against the Clippers at 8:30 PM EST as Dallas looks to earn another big victory.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
28.8	8.5	8.1	0.4	2.0

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
28.8	8.5	8.1	0.4	2.0

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