6:02pm: As expected, Doncic will be available for Game 2 on Sunday, the Mavericks have confirmed (via Twitter).
3:42pm: All-NBA Mavericks guard Luka Doncic has seen his status downgraded to questionable for Sunday night’s Game 2 of the NBA Finals, per Brian Robb of MassLive.com.
He was previously considered probable to play through an ankle and knee injury, Robb reports. Now, Dallas’ best player is dealing with a thoracic contusion. Jared Weiss of The Athletic reports (Twitter link) that Doncic’s torso appeared to be bothering him during team workouts on Saturday.
However, Marc Stein tweets that sources inform him the 6’7″ superstar plans to play through the new ailment.
Even with a knee sprain Thursday, Doncic scored 30 points and pulled down 10 boards during the defeat, though he handed out just one assist. Through 18 healthy games in the playoffs thus far, the 25-year-old is averaging 28.8 points on a .440/.343/.791 shooting line, 9.7 rebounds, 8.4 assists, and 1.7 steals per night. Doncic is appearing in his first-ever Finals.
If Doncic is limited at all due to his health issues, the Mavericks would likely expand the roles of reserve guards Jaden Hardy, Josh Green and Dante Exum to bolster the club’s backcourt, while running more of their offense through eight-time All-Star guard Kyrie Irving.
The Celtics currently lead the series 1-0, following a dominant 107-89 blowout victory Thursday.
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