DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks huge man Kristaps Porzingis exited Thursday’s 115-110 win over the Los Angeles Lakers within the third quarter with a sprained left ankle and was dominated out from returning minutes later.
Porzingis rolled the ankle whereas pursuing a unfastened ball late within the third quarter. He limped to the bench in the course of the ensuing timeout and writhed in ache whereas conferring with Mavs director of participant well being and efficiency Casey Smith. Porzingis then slowly walked to the locker room for additional analysis.
“Unsure as to the severity,” coach Rick Carlisle stated after the win, which pulled the Mavericks even with the Portland Trail Blazers for sixth place within the Western Convention standings. “We’re hoping it is not too extreme. I do not assume he is been dominated out for Saturday but, however with ankles, plenty of it is about how the participant’s feeling the following morning.
“So, we’ll see the place he’s tomorrow. He was in fairly good spirits after the sport, and he’s strolling. He is not in a [protective] boot or something at this level.”
This was solely the fourth time this season that Porzingis performed in each ends of a back-to-back, because the Mavs have exercised nice warning as a result of his harm historical past. Porzingis has had surgical procedures on each knees, repairing a torn ACL in his left knee in February 2018 and a meniscus tear in his proper knee final offseason, inflicting him to overlook the primary 9 video games of this season.
Porzingis had 19 factors and 6 rebounds in 29 minutes earlier than exiting. He has averaged 20.four factors and 9.three rebounds in 39 video games this season.