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- Updated: April 19, 2016
DALLAS (AP) — German basketball star Dirk Nowitzki has been added to the long injury list for Dallas in the playoffs.
Coach Rick Carlisle said Tuesday that Nowitzki bruised his right knee when he fell early in the Mavericks’ 85-84 Game 2 win over Oklahoma City in a first-round playoff series that is tied 1-1.
Carlisle said he hoped the extra day off between games would boost the 7-foot German’s chances of playing in Game 3 on Thursday.
“He’s a great player who’s been a big part of any success we’ve had this year,” Carlisle said of his 37-year-old leading scorer. “Without him we wouldn’t be in the playoffs.”
Nowitzki scored 17 points on 7-of-19 …
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