Anthony Davis is on the upcoming trip for the Los Angeles Lakers despite a nasty fall but his status for Friday night’s game against the Dallas Mavericks remains unclear. However, we do know that the Mavericks will be without their second-leading scorer in Friday night’s finale of the season series between the two squads.
Dallas Mavericks power forward Kristaps Porzingis, who missed last night’s big game against the Denver Nuggets, is out for Dallas’ weekend home back-to-back, according to Tim Cato of The Athletic. Porzingis is averaging 17.3 points and 9.4 rebounds per game while shooting 34 percent from the 3-point line on 6.4 attempts per game.
The Mavericks are still a fearsome opponent without Porzingis, especially with Luka Doncic in the line-up. But they are a 3-point happy team regardless of whether Porzingis is playing as they have plenty of other players who are threats from the 3-point line such as Seth Curry and Tim Hardaway Jr.
While it’s unclear whether Davis will play with a painful bruise, the Lakers did catch a bit of a break with the injury bug when it comes to their opponents on Friday. Friday’s game will also be televised nationally on ESPN at 9:45 p.m. EST.
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