Luka Doncic was sidelined for the Mavs’ Game 1 defeat against the Jazz on Saturday.
The Dallas Mavericks reportedly will be without their star guard Luka Doncic again for Monday’s Game 2 matchup against the Utah Jazz, according to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon and Adrian Wojnarowski. Coach Jason Kidd told reporters that Doncic is back on the court but his return to action remains day to day.
Luka Doncic is unlikely for Game 2 vs. Utah on Monday, sources tell @espn_macmahon and me. He hasn’t yet been ruled out, but would have to make dramatic improvement in the next 24 hours to be cleared to play with that left calf strain. https://t.co/G32VoqCnMY
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 17, 2022
Doncic was sidelined in the first-round opener on Saturday as the Mavs fell 99-93 in Dallas. The fourth-seeded Mavs who started the playoffs at home for the first time since their NBA title season 11 years ago, sorely missed their 23-year-old superstar even though Jalen Brunson had 24 points and Spencer Dinwiddie scored 22. Doncic strained his left calf six days earlier in the regular-season finale.
The Mavericks are 36-16 against Western Conference opponents. Dallas averages 108.0 points and has outscored opponents by 3.3 points per game.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.