Following another win in the NBA regular season, the Dallas Mavericks are starting to regain momentum, even in the absence of Luka Doncic. Kyrie Irving has been instrumental in keeping the team on course,

Luka Doncic, Daniel Gafford and Klay Thompson are among the Dallas Mavericks set to miss Wednesday’s game against the New York Knicks. Mavs head coach Jason Kidd provided a crucial update on Doncic while speaking to reporters before tip-off.

Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd has repeatedly shown the ability to bring out the best in players, especially unheralded role players.

Dallas, who used to struggle without the point guard, are 4-1 this season when the star has not played. There was a time when a cold for Luka Doncic was pneumonia for the Mavericks. The team was unable to cope with the absence of their star player and accumulated defeats in games in which they did not know what to play without their compass.