The Dallas Mavericks will have to face the Oklahoma City Thunder without Maxi Kleber. The Athletic reported that the power forward suffered a complete dislocation of the acromioclavicular joint in his right shoulder during the sixth game of the series. The injury will sideline him from the fields for a prolonged period and likely to miss rest of playoffs.
The injury occurred with 11:15 left in the second quarter.. Kleber attacked the rim and Amir Coffey stood in the paint with the intention of drawing the offensive foul. However, The German fell to the hardwood in a bad way and after scoring one of the two free kicks he was replaced by PJ Washington.
The German’s loss will be sensitive for the Mavericks since he scored 10 of the 18 triples he attempted in the series against the Clippers. Kleber averaged 5.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists during the six games against Los Angeles after playing an average of 19.3 minutes per game.
During the regular season, the 32-year-old intern added 4.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists during the 43 games, seven as a starter, in which he saw action. Kleber made one of every three three-pointers he shot as he recorded a percentage of 34.8.
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Who will take Maxi Kleber’s place in the Mavs’ rotation?
During the first-round series against the Clippers, coach Jason Kidd used a big-man rotation made up of Daniel Gafford, Dereck Lively II and Kleber. Besides. PJ Washington accumulated minutes as four and five in lineups of small ball.
With the loss of the German, It is very likely that the Mavericks strategist will give minutes to Dwight Powell. The Canadian saw his role diminished with the arrival of Gafford and the emergence of Lively.
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