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Kawhi Leonard was superb in a series against Dallas Mavericks. Kawhi Leonard led Clippers with 33 points, 14 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 steals as he led his team to the next round after this win. He becomes the first player in Clippers franchise history to score at least 30 points with 5 steals in a playoff game. Kawhi Leonard achieves another record on his name that record is five straight playoff games with at least 30 points.
Luka and his team did a great job in the absence of Porzingis who was sidelined due to knee injury.
Kawhi Leonard praise Luka Doncic's performance in a series which is a huge compliment for Kawhi. Praise by a defender like Kawhi is a huge thing for any player in NBA. Kawhi Leonard on Luka's performance in a series," He is a great player. This is his first playoffs, He battled every minute, He was out there on the floor, then back down, Led his team every game and he did a heck of a job out there."
First Quarter
Clippers started a game with a 5-0 run in the first 2 minutes of a game. 4:06 minute to go in the quarter, What a ball movement by the Clippers to score a bucket which is started with Kawhi and finished with Harrell. This play shows how Clipper's players are engaged with each other in a game. Just under 2 minutes to go Finney Smith drove inside that was counted and he drew a foul. This tied a game for the Clippers in the quarter.
1:07 minutes to go, Morris fouled a Doncic very hard which called a flagrant -2. After this incident, Morris ejected from the game. 35 seconds to go, Luka's 3-pointer gave 3 points lead to the Lakers. Boban's dunk gave 5 points lead to the Clippers.
Second Quarter
Clippers started a quarter with a 7-0 run to get 2 points lead in a quarter. 3:48 minutes to go, George scored a bucket with a foul but he missed a free-throw. 48 seconds to go, Paul George's corner 3-pointer gave 8 points lead to the Clippers. Clippers got 6 points lead after play of a first half in a game.
Third Quarter
In the first starting 6 minutes of the quarter, Los Angeles Clippers made a 20-3 run to get 23 points lead in a game. Minute left in a quarter, Back to back 3 points play by Luka Doncic cut a 23 points lead to 12 points for Dallas Mavericks. 11 seconds to go, What a move by Luka Doncic on Paul George, He made Paul George danced left to right and leaned in, drew a foul, counted a bucket and one. Luka Doncic socred last 9 points for Dallas Mavericks in the quarter. Luka scored 16 points in the third quarter from Dallas' 23 points in a quarter.
Kawhi things. pic.twitter.com/sSPjQRgolI
— LA Clippers (@LAClippers) August 30, 2020
Fourth Quarter
Once again Clipper started a quarter with a 3-pointer. Finney Smith's 5 points play and Luka Donic's 3 points play to cut a lead to just 6 points when 9:28 minutes remaining in the quarter. 8:26 to go, Curry had no chance to guard Kawhi, It was a total mismatch that Kawhi went inside and throws it down with two-handed jam. 5:27 to go, Reggie Jackson scored a 3 pointer and before this, he scored a 3-pointer which was a crucial moment in a game.
4:50 to go, Zubac finished with a dunk and scored a free throw which gave Clippers 16 points lead in a game. Clippers made 20-10 run in span of 4 minutes to get 16 points lead. 4:07 to go, What a move by Luka on Clippers player, he drove to the bucket with a euro-step made a bucket on Kawhi, and drew a foul on him. Reggie Jackson scored 4 3-pointers in the last quarter of a game. Clippers got a victory with 111 - 97.
Full Game: Los Angeles Clippers 111 - Dallas Mavericks 97
Dominant.
— LA Clippers (@LAClippers) August 30, 2020
📼 @kawhileonard earns our @Kia Performance of the Game. pic.twitter.com/XjyWwyiQx1
Los Angeles Clippers' Scorers
Kawhi leads Clippers with 33 points,14 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 steals. Paul George made 15 points with 9 rebounds and 7 assists. Ivica Zubac was on the board with 15 points and 11 boards in a game. Riggie Jackson scored 14 points with 5 rebounds and an assist.
Dallas Mavericks' Scorers
Luka nearly scored a triple-double in a game with 38 points, 9 rebounds, and 9 assists. Fenny-Smith added 16 points with 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Tim Hardwau Jr scored only 10 points in a game which was not good for Dallas. He is the third guy in scoring after Luka and Porzingis. Only 3 players scored in double-figure for Dallas Mavericks.
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