Tim MacMahon: Luka Doncic on Kyrie Irving: “I feel like I’m letting him down. … I got to help him more.” Doncic (right knee soreness) says he’s “obviously hurting” but that it’s not an excuse ..read more

Law Murray: Kyrie Irving laughs a bit, mentions that this is second time Kawhi Leonard has been out and Mavs were hit with “a barrage of James Harden and Paul George ..read more

Mike Curtis: Jason Kidd on Game 4 loss: “We have to be better. Our starts have to be better. We can’t rely on the 3 ..read more

Mike Curtis: Kidd on finding positives within the comeback: “Just understanding we don’t quit. We won’t quit. We’re going to play for 48 minutes…This game was just like Game 1 ..read more

Tim MacMahon: Kyrie Irving (40 points) caught fire and the Mavs came all the way back from down 31. But James Harden (33-6-7) and Paul George (33-6-8) wouldn’t let the Clippers lose. Series is tied up heading to LA for Game 5. Source: Twitter @espn_macmahon What’s the buzz on Twitter? Kevin O’Connor @KevinOConnorNBA I’m shocked Jason Kidd didn’t turn to Dereck Lively or Daniel Gafford down the stretch with James Harden getting into the paint and using his floater. Maxi Kleber might as well not be there on this play. The Mavs needed more lengthy rim protection. pic.twitter.com/PoBcAwoJq6 – 6 ..read more

Mark Followill: Luka Doncic will be available today. He was questionable with right knee soreness. After warming up he was deemed fit to go for Game 4 ..read more

Tim MacMahon: Jason Kidd: “Luka is going to warm up and we’ll see how he feels.” Doncic after Game 3 said his knee was pretty stiff but added: “You know me. I’m always going to try to go ..read more

Brad Townsend: Jason Kidd says there’s still some stiffness in Doncic’s knee. “We’ll see how he feels when he warms up. Hopefully he can play ..read more

Shams Charania: Clippers have ruled out Kawhi Leonard (knee inflammation) for Game 4 vs. Mavericks ..read more

Shams Charania: Clippers have ruled out Kawhi Leonard (knee inflammation) for Game 4 vs. Mavericks. Source: Twitter @ShamsCharania What’s the buzz on Twitter? Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM Lawrence Frank calls the inflammation in Kawhi Leonard’s surgically-repaired right knee “tricky.” “When you watch him play, it was very obvious that is not Kawhi Leonard.” – 1:49 PM Mirjam Swanson @MirjamSwanson Lawrence Frank on Kawhi: “He wants to be there for his teammates, organization and the fans.” – 1:49 PM Mike Curtis @MikeACurtis2 Kawhi Leonard is out for today’s Game 4 against the #Mavs ..read more