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Wow, Luka Doncic is unbelievable and now an elite player of an NBA. He sealed a deal against Clippers in a game 4 to tied a series with 2-2 as he finished a game with 43 points, 17 rebounds, 13 assists, 2 steals, and a block in a game. He made the biggest shot of his NBA career since entering the NBA.
Porzingis didn't play in a game. Mavericks started a game with a small lineup. This was Mavericks' biggest comeback of any playoff games. Once they had a deficit of 21 points in the second quarter but they came back from that deficit to register a win in OT.
Luka with the Buzzer Beater and applause from NBA players
The shot heard around the 🌎 today. #dALLasIN #MFFL pic.twitter.com/fp54cs8lu3
— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) August 24, 2020
First Quarter
Dallas started 2-8 shots in the first 4 minutes of a game. 5:51 to go in the quarter, What a pass by Luca to Tim Hardaway to finish with a dunk. 5 and half minutes to go in the quarter, Paul George with a 2-pointer gave 8 points lead to the Clippers. 4 minutes to go in the quarter, Reggie Jackson with a straight-on 3 gave 11 points lead to Clippers. 3:36 remaining in the quarter, Reggie Jackson knocked down another 3 which gave a lead of 13 points to Clippers. Clippers got 15 points lead in the first quarter which cut to 10 points after the first quarter.
Second Quarter
Lou Williams drilled a 3-pointer at starting of a quarter. 9:20 to go, Green's corner three gave 18 points lead to Clippers. 8:12 remaining, Lou Williams threw up and a ball went into a bucket by drawing a foul. 3 points play by Williams gave 21 points lead to Clippers.
3 minutes to go in the quarter, Dallas Mavericks made 15-2 run in the last 3:49 minutes which cut 21 points lead to only 7 points. Luca's 3-pointer cut a lead to 6 points when 2:08 remaining in the quarter. Clippers got 8 points lead after a first-half of a game.
First Half: Los Angeles Clippers 66 - Dallas Mavericks 58
Third Quarter
10:10 to go, Luka's floater cut a lead to 5 points. 8:22 to go, Hardaway Jr finished with a 3-pointer on Luka's assists which cut a lead to only a point. Dallas took a lead in a quarter when Hardaway drove towards the bucket passing Paul George and finished with a reverse layup to give 2 points lead to Dallas. Luka stole a ball from Paul George and drove inside, made a fake, and scored a bucket. Dallas made 21- 7 run in the first 8 minutes of the quarter to take a lead of 8 points. 2:20 to go, What a shot by Lou Williams to cut a lead to 3 points. Dallas outscored Clippers 35-19 and took a lead of 8 points after 3 quarters of play in a game.
Fourth Quarter
Seth Curry's jumper gave lead of 10 points to Dallas at the starting of the fourth quarter. Tim Hardaway Jr's shot blocked by Harrell just 1 minute passed in the quarter. 10:39 to go, Lou Williams launched a shot and it connected to rim. Dallas lead cut to only 5 points. 9:27 to go, Seth Curry off the dribble, got into the paint, pulled back and following away from the rim, and nailed a 2-pointer which gave 10 points lead to Dallas in the quarter.
4:27 minutes to go, Los Angeles Clippers made 8-0 run in the last 2:05 minutes before Luka banged a 3-pointer. Luka made another long 3-pointer to give 7 points lead to Dallas. 2:44 to go, Tim Hardaway made 3-pointer, 8 points lead for Dallas. Reggie Jackson's 2 superb plays cut a lead to only 2 points. One was he made 3-pointer and another one was saving a ball from going out of a bound and passed a ball to Leonard who finished with a 3-pointer. Williams tied a game for Clippers at 121-121. Leonard missed a chance to give a win to Clippers as he missed a clutch shot.
OT
1:18 to go, Luka missed a shot which was an airball but it was taken by Burke who put up the baseline jumper to score a bucket. 1:04 to go, Lou Williams scored a bucket and drew a foul to give 2 points lead to Lakers. 19 seconds to go, Luka made back to back buckets to give 2 points lead to Dallas but Morris corner 3-pointer gave 1 point lead to Clippers. Luka got a ball and made Jackson dance and pulled up 3-pointer at the buzzer-beater. The biggest moment for Luka Doncic since his start of the NBA career.
Dallas Wins: Dallas Mavericks 135 - Los Angeles Clippers 133
Dallas Mavericks' Scorer
Trey Burke dropped 25 points, 5 rebounds, an assist, and 2 steals. Tim Hardaway Jr. registered 21 points with 5 rebounds and an assist. Seth Curry scored 15 points and Boban added 10 points with 7 rebounds.
Los Angeles Clippers' Scorer
Kawhi Leonard led Clippers with 32 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 assists. Lou Williams did a great job for Clippers by scoring 36 points with 4 rebounds and 5 assists in a game. Jackson scored 14 points and Zubac added 15 points.