Dallas Mavericks key players excluded from game against Clippers

On Friday night, the Dallas Mavericks will host the Los Angeles Clippers in Texas in Game 3 of the first round of their playoff series.

The Mavs will be without one of their best players in this game as Tim Hardaway Jr. is out.

Via Eddie Sefko of Mavs.com: “Tim Hardaway Jr. (ankle) and Ormax Prosper (ankle) will both miss Game 3. They will be reevaluated in the next few days, according to Jason Kidd. Daniel Gafford ( rear) is questionable.

Hardaway Jr. played in 79 games and had a productive regular season, averaging 14.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game while shooting 40.2% from the field and 35.3% from 3-point range. .

The Mavs are the No. 5 seed in the Western Conference and are tied at 1-1 in the series after the first two games in Los Angeles.

In Game 2, the Mavs won 96-93, with Hardaway Jr. recording one rebound, one assist, and one steal in six minutes.

All-Star Luka Doncic led the way with 32 points, six rebounds, nine assists, one steal and one block on 11-of-26 field goals and 5-of-14 three-pointers in 46 minutes. Ta.

Game 4 of the series will be played Sunday afternoon (also in Dallas, Texas).

The winning team will face either the Oklahoma City Thunder or New Orleans Pelicans in the second round.

Last season, the Mavs missed the NBA playoffs and the Clippers lost to the Phoenix Suns in the first round.