After leading by as many as 21 points, Dallas Mavericks superstars Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving defeated the Los Angeles Clippers in their home playoff debut as a duo.
. In their home playoff debut as a superstar tandem, Luka Doncic set the tone with 22 points, 10 rebounds, and nine assists, while Kyrie Irving added 21 points and six assists.
After Doncic turned it over on a drive, he checked out of the game while bothered by a lower-body injury. He went to the locker room shortly after initially sitting on the bench and getting checked out by the training staff. He managed to check back into the game before the end of the first quarter, providing
The momentum continued in the Mavericks' favor, including a possible and-one finish from Dereck Lively II to set a new game-high lead of eight points. While he missed the free throw, he made up for it with an emphatic rejection in the paint on the other end. Irving cut downhill to create another lob for Lively.
After the Clippers narrowed the Mavericks' lead to 11, Doncic made a spray-out pass, trusting Maxi Kleber to convert on a catch-and-shoot 3-pointer, and it paid off. Dallas was back up by 14. The Clippers did not relent, however, using an 8-0 run to make it a six-point game. Fouling became an issue, including when Exum fouled on a 3-point attempt, resulting in Norman Powell making all three attempts.
The Mavericks pushed their lead to 19 points at one point after Doncic pushed the break and connected with Washington for a thunderous alley-oop dunk. Harden answered with a step-back 3-pointer, but Dallas did not relent and continued to make timely plays.
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