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Doncic is in great doubt for Game 4, but claims that "the injury is not so bad"

The Dallas star is optimistic, but the team has a hard time believing he will recover in time for the next critical game. Paul George defends: "I'm not James Harden"

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Luca Doncic is in great doubt for Game 4 against the Clippers, after injuring his left ankle tonight (Friday-Saturday) in a 130: 122 loss in Game 3. The Dallas star was hurt in an attempt to keep Kwai Leonard deep within the third quarter, went down to the locker room for treatment, tried to return hall Finished the game with his foot wrapped in ice in the locker room, and when he sees his teammates lose and fall behind 2: 1 in the series.

Doncic, who recorded his first playoff game and displayed marvelous ability in the first two games, somehow managed to finish the game with a triple-double of 13 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, and even tried to return in the closing minutes, though the Dallas medical team instructed him Stay in the locker room after having difficulty moving naturally.

Match 4 game will be played tomorrow at 22:30 Israel time, so Doncic will not have much time to recover, even though he sounds optimistic. "It's not such a bad injury," he said at the conclusion. "I'm lucky I injured my left ankle and not my right. It's a little stretch, and we'll know more in the morning."

Doncic admitted he really wanted to come back and had a hard time seeing the final minutes from the locker room. "I wanted to get in. We still had a chance to win, and I wanted to help my friends. I could still run a little, but my legs were heavy, so it's good that they decided to leave me out."

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On the other hand, the Clippers are happy but worried. The Clippers won a big day for Kwai Leonard who finished with 36 points, but got another very weak offensive day from Paul George, who scored 11 points and was accurate with 3 of 16 from the field, including 1 of 8 from three. At the same time, George has added 9 rebounds and 7 assists, and although he has struggled to score points in the last two games, he is convinced he has plenty of ways to contribute.

"I'm not James Harden," he said. "I'm the one trying to contribute on both sides of the pitch, and scoring is not my thing. I like to score, but I'm not proud of that. I'm most happy to contribute on both sides of the pitch, and know that sometimes there are days like this on offense, like I had today. I just could not buy Basket, but I did not let it affect my game. "

George hears the criticism of the ability he has been showing recently, claiming that "people listen too much to what they say. I'm Paul George, I do not want to be anyone else. You can love or hate me, but it's me."

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