A stingy defense helped the Clippers defeat the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1, but Tyronn Lue knows they can't underestimate Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.
The final stats from Dallas’ dynamic backcourt of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving from Game 1 of the playoffs Sunday told one story of how they performed at a high level with a combined 64 points, but the defense the Clippers played against the sensational pair told a story of stick-to-itiveness that resulted in the most important thing: Winning.
” The Clippers were at their best defending Doncic and Irving in the first half. Doncic was four for 13 in the first half, one for seven from three-point range and scored just 11 points. Irving was one for six in the first half, missed all three of his three-pointers and had 6 points. But Irving heated up in the third quarter, scoring 20 points on 8-for-8 shooting. Doncic got going in the fourth, scoring 12 points on 4-for-6 shooting.
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