Doncic Scores 28 in 1st, 51 Total, Mavs Top Clippers 112–105

Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (77) smiles after hitting a 3-pointer during the first quarter of the team's NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers in Dallas on Feb. 10, 2022. LM Otero/AP Photo

DALLAS—Luka Doncic says he will miss Kristaps Porzingis after the Dallas Mavericks traded the player who never quite measured up as the European sidekick to the team’s young superstar.

Never mind what the game showed just a few hours after the deal at the trading deadline.