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DALLAS — The Question has loomed almost from the moment that Luka Doncic, late in the third quarter of the Mavericks’ regular-season finale against San Antonio, landed awkwardly, winced and grabbed his left calf.

Jalen Brunson is so, so good.

The Mavericks star has been battling a calf strain and missed the team’s Game 1 loss to the Jazz.

DALLAS — Somewhere in the third quarter, I recognized that I had been wrong, that the Mavericks, in fact, were not going to win a game in this series against Utah without Luka Doncic. For all their hard work to replace him, their impressive resolve at the defensive end, it’s…

DALLAS — Luka Doncic brought his popcorn, but the Mavericks didn’t close out the show.

Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said the guard’s injury is being treated “day-to-day.”

DALLAS — Luka Doncic reportedly will not play in the Dallas Mavericks’ Saturday afternoon playoff opener against the Utah Jazz.

DALLAS — Back on Sept. 27, Mavericks media day on the eve of training camp, Jalen Brunson knew the question was coming as he sat down in front of reporters in American Airlines Center and others on Zoom.

Four days after Luka Doncic suffered the calf strain that’s threatening his first-round playoff availability, one thing has become clear among the myriad questions the Dallas Mavericks and their superstar face: