After capping a three-game road swing, the Golden State Warriors will return to San Francisco’s Chase Center for a primetime rematch of the 2022 Western Conference Finals against the Dallas Mavericks. However, the Mavericks will be without a pair of key players on Saturday night in the Bay Area.
Both Luka Doncic and Christian Wood have been ruled out against the Warriors. Doncic has been ruled out after suffering a right heel contusion in the Mavericks’ win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday night. Wood has missed the last seven games for the Mavericks after suffering a fracture in his left thumb on Jan. 18 against the Atlanta Hawks.
Via @TheSteinLine on Twitter:
Luka Dončić (right heel contusion) and Christian Wood (left thumb fracture) have now been officially ruled out of Saturday’s game at Golden State and Dallas lists Spencer Dinwiddie (right knee, injury recovery) as questionable.
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— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) February 3, 2023
The All-Star Dallas guard is averaging 33.4 points (second-highest in the NBA) on 50.4% shooting from the field and 35.3% from beyond the arc to go along with 8.9 rebounds and 8.2 assists in 36.5 minutes per game.
Without Doncic and Wood, the Mavericks will need to lean on Tim Hardaway Jr., Josh Green and Spencer Dinwiddie against the Warriors on Saturday night.
Prior to their 1-2 road swing, the Warriors registered back-to-back wins at home in San Francisco.
The Warriors will tip off against the Mavericks at 5:30 p.m. PT on Saturday.
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