LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Dallas Mavericks center Kristaps Porzingis will miss Game 5 of a first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Clippers because of right knee soreness.It will be the second straight game the 7-foot-3 Latvian is sidelined.
He was ruled out a few hours before the game Tuesday night after being a late scratch for Game 4.It's not the same knee Porzingis had surgically repaired after an injury in what ended up being his final game with the New York Knicks in early 2018.
He tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Dallas acquired him in a trade last year.The Mavericks pulled off the biggest playoff comeback in franchise history without Porzingis in Game 4, evening the series with a 135-133 overtime.