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| Clippers take 1-0 lead in the series. Luka scored 42 points in a game on his playoff debut. Image Credit:@Twitter/@LAClippers |
Los Angeles Clippers and Dallas Mavericks, This is a matchup between one offensive team and others have both offense and defense. This match became exciting as expected. Luka played great in this game. Luka Doncic scored 42 points with 7 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals but there are 11 turnovers in the game for Luka Doncic.
First Quarter
Porzingis ejected from the game with 2 technical fouls when Mavericks needed his help the most. Just under two minutes played in a game Kawhi's 3-pointer gave 10-0 lead to Clippers. 8:28 minutes to go, Clippers took 16 points lead in a game with Morris' 3-pointer. 4:08 minutes remaining in the quarter, Curry's 3-pointer tied a game for Mavericks at 22-22. Mavericks made 20-4 run to tied a game. 2:22 minutes to go Mavericks took first lead in a game with 3-pointer, Once they were 16 points behind in a game. Doncic nailed a 3-pointer for Mavericks at the last seconds of the quarter to give 4 points lead to Mavericks. What a turn around by Mavericks. Mavericks made 7 of 11 from 3-point range in the quarter.
Second Quarter
7:29 minuted to go in the quarter Burke's layup gave 14 points lead to Mavericks. The biggest lead for the Mavericks in a game. Now Leonard's elbow Jumper stopped the 12-0 run of Mavericks. 4:39 remaining, Paul George's tough layup against Porzingis cut a lead to only 2 points. 2:50 to go, Morris knocked down a jumper to tied a game at 57-57, Clippers made 21-7 run in last 4:15 minutes.
Third Quarter
Just over 9 minutes to go, Doncic made 2 points play which gave 5 points lead to the Mavericks. 9:06 minutes remaining, Porzingis ejected from a game, and from here game turned around for the Mavericks. Morris' jab step jumper tied a game for the Clippers when 7:26 minutes left at 73-73. Zubac dunk gave 2 points lead to Clipper in the quarter. 4 minutes left, Kawhi Leonard's jumper gave 6 points lead to the Clippers.
Fourth Quarter
10:33 left, sweet move from Paul George gave 5 points lead to Clippers. 9:44 left Tim Hardaway Jr. nailed a 3-pointer that tied a game at 89-89. 4:26 to go, Leonard drove towards the rim and he was well-defended but he was too good to score a bucket, 5 points lead to Clippers. Patrick Beverley made 3-pointer which was dished by Paul George to give 6 points lead to Clippers. Morris knocked down 3-pointer to end the hope of Mavericks to win a game with 7 points lead. 42.6 seconds to go, Paul George with a step-back 3 gave 8 points lead. Clippers won the first Game with 118-110.
Kawhi Leonard scored 29 points with 12 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Paul George made 27 points with 2 steals, Morris scored 19 points with 6 rebounds and 4 steals, Williams added 14 points and Zubac scored 10 points with 10 rebounds.
For Mavericks, Tim Hardaway Jr scored 18 points with 6 rebounds. Seth Curry added 14 points. Porzingis scored 14 points before he was ejected from the game.
Luka made a record in this game with scoring 42 points most by any player on his playoff debut. Dallas is a young team and they have to learn a lot from this game. How to play against an elite team in the playoffs? Offensive rebounds are the factor where Clippers won a game. offensive rebounds mean it gives you a second chance to score on the same possession. This was not called a one-sided victory for Clippers.
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