SALT LAKE CITY — As the final minutes of the Mavericks’ Saturday night game against the Utah Jazz unfolded, Luka Doncic sat at the end of the bench with his...
Doncic appeared to have tape bracing his left ankle under his sock, and he didn’t shoot or rotate with the same intensity he does when preparing to play. He didn’t pivot in the post, go into his step-back or land with impact.while sitting on the bench, forcing St. Jean to drop down and do five push-ups on his knuckles for doubting him.
“Just to get some work done and see how his ankle feels,” Kidd said of Doncic’s pregame activity. “Hopefully it responds in a positive way.” Dallas trailed the Jazz by double-digits about nine minutes into the game and by 18 points at halftime after Jazz guard Malik Beasley drained a three with 0.9 seconds remaining in the second quarter.
Disjointed offensive possessions kept the Mavericks from establishing a rhythm without Doncic as their helio-centric scorer, creator and distributor. The Jazz capitalized on the giveaways with transition scoring opportunities and established a pace quicker than what Dallas typically employs with Doncic.
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