Luka Doncic OUT As Red-Hot Mavs Host Kings: Dallas GAMEDAY

Dallas Mavericks look to extend their winning streak to four

DALLAS - Luka Doncic has been ruled out of Saturday afternoon's game against the Sacramento Kings at the American Airlines Center with a left toe sprain.

Playing without February's Western Conference Player of the Month, the Dallas Mavericks (38-25) look to extend their winning streak to four games. 

Sterling Brown (illness) and Trey Burke (left shoulder sprain) will be available.

The Mavs are currently fifth in the West Conference and trending in the right direction. New arrivals  Spencer Dinwiddie and Davis Bertans have been key contributors. The Mavs are fresh off a 122-113 victory over the Golden State Warriors behind Doncic's 41 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists. 

The Slovenian star now has four games of at least 40 points in his last eight games. His recent surge includes averaging 36.1 points and 10.6 rebounds per game over that span. 

Dinwiddie added 17 points and seven assists in the win over the Warriors. Dinwiddie has dazzled in his past four games, scoring in double figures in each.

The Mavs will need to slow De’Aaron Fox, who is averaging 26.7 points and 6.1 assists over the past 10 games for Sacramento.

Luka Doncic hits a three

New Mav Spencer Dinwiddie and Doncic

Coach Jason Kidd

Effective immediately, the Mavericks have updated the COVID-19 protocol for games at the AAC – face masks are no longer required for fans in attendance, in accordance with CDC guidelines and Dallas County community levels.

FUN NOTE: Former Mavs big man Kristaps Porzingis offers a unique apology for 'blowing' a layup that cost a bettor $76K.

FLASHBACK: Dallas leads the 2021-22 season series, 2-1.

INJURY REPORT, DALLAS: Sterling Brown (illness) is questionable; Trey Burke (left shoulder sprain) is questionable; Marquese Chriss (right knee soreness) is out; Luka Dončić (left toe sprain) is questionable; Tim Hardaway Jr. (left foot surgery) is out; Maxi Kleber (right ankle soreness) is out; Theo Pinson (right fifth finger fracture) is out.

RECORDS: DALLAS MAVERICKS (38-25) VS. SACRAMENTO KINGS (24-41)

WHEN: Saturday, March 5, 2022 at 4 p.m. CT

LOCATION: American Airlines Center (Dallas, TX)

TV/RADIO: BSSW, 97.1 The Eagle (KEGL)

Porzingis with signed jersey 

Doncic and Dinwiddie

Luka Doncic

ODDS: The Mavs are 7.5-point favorites vs. the Kings. 

NEXT: The Mavs have two more games in a row at home, starting with the Utah Jazz next Monday and finishing with the New York Knicks. 

LAST WORD: Doncic on switching onto Steph Curry in the victory:

“I think that attacking the best players is always good, because they must have energy and potency and they must be aggressive on offense. If you get them into the offensive stuff, they can’t rest.”