Dec. 01, 2024 20:52 PM EST

Luka Doncic Available Against Trail Blazers, Mavs Rule Out Irving And Thompson

An injured Dallas Mavericks guard Klay Thompson looks on from the sideline during a timeout in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the New York Knicks Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero) LM Otero, ASSOCIATED PRESS
An injured Dallas Mavericks guard Klay Thompson looks on from the sideline during a timeout in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the New York Knicks Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving (11) dribbles past defender Utah Jazz guard Keyonte George (center) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Tyler Tate)
Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic watches from the bench during the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Tyler Tate)
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Kyrie Irving was sidelined with shoulder soreness for the Dallas Mavericks' game Sunday against the Portland Trail Blazers, but Luka Doncic was available after missing five game with a wrist injury.

Irving scored 30 points, including a season-high six 3-pointers, on Saturday night in the Mavericks' 106-94 victory at the Utah Jazz. The eight-time All-Star is averaging 24.8 points a game.

Doncic, last season's NBA scoring leader, is averaging a team-leading 28.1 points per game along with 7.6 rebounds and 7.6 assists.

Klay Thompson, who is day-to-day with a left foot injury, was also unavailable for the Mavericks. Center Dereck Lively II was sidelined because of a hyperextended right knee, and Naji Marshall was ill.

Dallas had won seven of its last eight going into the game against Portland.

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