Mavs meet Jazz with all eyes on Luka Doncic's calf

After an entertaining, grueling and pandemic-laden season of basketball, the NBA playoffs begin early Saturday at Texas with an enticing 4 vs. 5 match-up between the Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz.

And where will the spotlight point? On Luka Doncic's left calf.

The health of the Mavericks' young superstar will loom large over the first-round series.

Doncic strained his calf in the regular season finale against the San