Mavericks’ Doncic to miss game at Detroit with elbow issue

<p>DETROIT &mdash; Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic is out for Thursday night’s game at Detroit because of a left elbow issue.</p>
<p>Coach Rick Carlisle said Dorian Finney-Smith (left leg) is also out, but Kristaps Porzingis (left ankle) and Josh Richardson (right hamstring) are available.</p>
<p>Detroit is without several players, including Jerami Grant (right knee), Mason Plumlee (rest) and Wayne Ellington (calf).</p>
<p>Doncic is third in the NBA in scoring at 28.6 points per game. He is coming off a 39-point performance in <a href="https://apnews.com/fc5e5e38d090ac86aca2836f8438f8bb">a win over Golden State</a> on Tuesday night.</p>
<p>This will be the sixth game he’s missed this season.</p>
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