On Wednesday night, the Dallas Mavericks will face the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 of the second round of their playoff series.
Heading into this game, the Mavs will likely have All-Star forward Luka Doncic on the injury report, so he should eventually be available.
From ESPN's Tim McMahon on Tuesday: “Mavs lists Luka Doncic (right knee/left ankle) as eligible for Game 5. No additions to injury report.”
The Mavs have listed Luka Doncic (right knee/left ankle) as a candidate for Game 5. No additions to injury report.
— Tim McMahon (@espn_macmahon) May 14, 2024
Doncic is currently averaging 26.7 points, 9.6 rebounds, 8.8 assists, and 1.5 steals per game while shooting 40.0% from the field and 26.0% from 3-point range through the first 10 games of the 2024 postseason. ing.
His numbers are good, but he is struggling with his shooting.
Most recently, the Mavs lost Game 4 (at home) 100-96.
The series was tied with two wins and two losses.
Doncic finished with 18 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, two steals and one block on 6-of-20 field goals and 2-of-9 3-pointers in 42 minutes.
Game 5.
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⌚ 8:30pm (Central time)
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Game 6 of the series will be played Saturday night when the teams return to Dallas.
Whoever wins the series advances to the Western Conference Finals to face either the Denver Nuggets or Minnesota Timberwolves.
The Nuggets led the Timberwolves 3-2 on Thursday night in Game 6 at Target Center in Minnesota.
Doncic is coming off a season in which he led the Mavs to the Western Conference Finals in 2022 but missed the playoffs.
