The Dallas Mavericks are currently reluctant to abandon the two top players who were forced out of the game due to injuries, namely Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis.

Star Doncic had to miss the Mavericks game against the Memphis Grizzlies due to a sore ankle. It is not known when he will return to the game.

Doncic suffered a sprained ankle in the November 16 victory over the Denver Nuggets, and the injury still persists. The Slovenian player was allowed to return to the game after missing three games, but his ankle injury obviously caused him a lot of trouble in the following games.

Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said that the painful injury has been plagued by Doncic, and the next game is very tight, so I must understand his injury and make the best decision. Doncic received an MRI yesterday to further evaluate the pain.

Kidd declined to elaborate on the results of the scan, but he said that Doncic played 35 minutes and scored 21 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists in the game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night. It did not aggravate Doncic's foot injury again.

Without Doncic, the Mavericks lost three games in a row for the first time this season after a record of five wins and two losses in early November, losing to the Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles Clippers. The return and overtime only defeated the Clippers. He had 26 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists in his comeback.

The game against the Grizzlies was the Mavericks' first game since Doncic was injured. Yesterday afternoon, the Mavericks announced that due to Doncic’s injury and Porzingis, who suffered a left knee contusion, the two must miss the game with the Grizzlies. The Mavericks eventually lost to the Grizzlies, which placed them seventh in the Western Conference standings.

Doncic led the Mavericks in points (25.4), rebounds (8.1) and assists (8.5), while Porzingis was the team's second highest scorer (19.7) in points and rebounder (8.0).

The recent player's injury is a great blow to the Mavericks, because the team is hoping to avoid the team's ranking decline in the recent game against top opponents in the Southwest Division.

The Dallas Mavericks have lost six of the past eight games, including Saturday night's 107-91 loss to the Pelicans, which is likely to be the worst of the season.