NBA: Kristaps Porzingis is day to day after suffering a left leg injury in Game 2 of the NBA Finals against the Mavericks.
NBA Finals Game 3 LIVE: Porzingis ruled out with ‘rare’ injury, in ‘ real doubt ’ for the rest of the seriesKristaps Porzingis has been ruled out for Boston against Dallas in Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
However, Boston said Wednesday Porzingis had been diagnosed with a “torn medial retinaculum allowing dislocation of the posterior tibialis tendon in his left leg” in Game 2. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski later reported on ‘NBA Countdown’ that there is “real doubt” over Porzingis’ availability for the rest of the series too.
For Irving, the situation is eerily familiar to his experience with the Cavaliers eight years ago, when Cleveland went 2-0 down to the dominant Golden State Warriors before rallying and eventually winning the series 4-3 with victory in game seven. Instead of being daunted by the challenge posed by the top-seeded Celtics, Irving wants his teammates to view their situation as “an opportunity to respond.”Kyrie Irving is determined to get the Mavericks back in the series. “If you asked me in September or October, would I want a chance to be down 0-2 and having a chance to respond in Game 3 or be out of the playoffs, I think I would choose the former. It’s as simple as that.
Irving also believes that the scorelines from the first two games of the series don’t do Dallas justice.
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