Dallas Mavericks' Luka Doncic Details Knee Sprain Before Game 5 vs. Clippers: 'Not Good'

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Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic details the right knee sprain he's navigated through the first-round of the NBA playoffs.

Doncic has seen a significant decline in the rate he's getting to the rim, with the Clippers' defense emphasizing shrinking the floor and neutralizing pick-and-roll actions. Through four games of the series, Doncic has averaged 29.0 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 8.5 assists, shooting 38.6% from the floor and 26.5% from deep.Doncic is listed as probable to play Game 5 but stated at the Mavericks' morning shootaround at Crypto.

"I’m out there trying to play a lot of minutes, trying to play hard," Doncic said."But sometimes you don’t have the perfect situation, so you’ve just got to go through it and play better." “I just got to help him more. I feel like I’m letting him down," Doncic said."I got to be there. He’s giving everything he has. He’s been amazing for us the whole series.”

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