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After disappointing during the first three games of the Western Conference Finals, DiVincenzo seeing two triples go down late in Game 3 may have set the stage for Game 4. He was huge on Monday, with the 21 points being the most he’s scored in a game this postseason. Minnesota’s reserves combined to score 64 points, keeping them in the game despite Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle struggling offensively. In addition to needing their stars to be better in Game 5, Minnesota will need another good night from DiVincenzo to keep their season alive.

Şengün rolled his right ankle within the first two minutes of Saturday’s game and walked back to the locker room shortly thereafter. At halftime, the Rockets announced that he would not return. Clint Capela started the third quarter and could remain in that role if Houston doesn’t have Şengün and Steven Adams.

George and Markkanen are back after missing Thursday’s loss to the Clippers, with Isaiah Collier and Taylor Hendricks being bumped to the bench. The other change is Love, who will start in place of Kyle Filipowski. Utah remains without Jusuf Nurkić, so Filipowski will still play plenty.

Washington sprained his right ankle during the first quarter of Saturday’s game and has since been ruled out for the rest of the night. While Dwight Powell may enter the rotation, the Mavericks could choose to finish Saturday’s game with an eight-man rotation. There’s no need to add Powell following Saturday’s game.

Kuminga, a late scratch for Friday’s loss to the Thunder, is available to play on Saturday. However, there’s no guarantee that he actually sees action, as the forward has not been in the rotation recently. Don’t slot Kuminga into your lineups.

Zubac has returned from a sprained ankle sooner than expected, as he suffered a Grade 2 sprain during a December 20 win over the Lakers. However, according to Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue, the 7-footer volunteered to come off the bench since the team has been playing well in his absence. Brook Lopez will remain in the starting lineup for at least one more night.