Doncic Struggles Through Stomach Trouble On Lackluster 17-point Night As Lakers Fall Behind T-wolves

Last spring, Luka Doncic led the Dallas Mavericks past the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference finals with a series-ending victory at Target Center.

This trip to Minnesota for Doncic in the NBA playoffs is off to an awfully rough start.

Doncic managed to play 40 minutes with a stomach illness in Minnesota's 116-104 victory over the Lakers on Friday night in Game 3 of the first-round series, finishing with just 17 points on 6-for-16 shooting with a team-high five turnovers.

Doncic, who had eight assists and seven rebounds, was clearly not himself from the start. Lakers coach J.J. Redick said Doncic was vomiting all afternoon before the late game that tipped off at 8:54 p.m.

"He hasn't been feeling well for the last 24 hours. I don't know how much he slept last night. He didn't feel well last night," Redick said. "He was really under the weather."