In the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Dallas Mavericks club achieved a crushing victory in the playoffs.
Team Texas is away 123:93 (25:24, 31:22, 33:23, 34:24) swept the Los Angeles Clippers.
The Mavericks took a four-game lead in the Western Conference quarterfinal series 3:2.
The first half of the match was even, but then the visitors added ten points to their lead in each quarter and triumphed without any major problems.
Luka Doncic scored 35 points (12/18 two-pointers, 2/8 three-pointers, 5/5 free throws), 7 rebounds, a steal and 2 turnovers, 10 assists and 4 fouls for the winners in 39 minutes.
Kyrie Irving this time, he was not so active offensively, scoring 14 points in 35 minutes (5/7 double-pointers, 1/7 three-pointers, 1/1 free throw), but the Dallas club won by as many as 35 points in the period he played.
The Mavericks significantly outscored their opponents in terms of assists (27:18), while at the same time making mistakes much less frequently (8:13). Missing long shots (9/35, 26 percent) became a big problem for the Clippers.
Los Angeles has been without Kawhi Leonard again and has played solidly so far in the series James Harden survived a more difficult match – 33 minutes, 7 points (1/5 2-pointers, 1/7 3-pointers, 2/2 free throws), 4 rebounds and 4 turnovers, 7 assists and a foul.
The sixth match of the series will be held in Dallas, where the Mavericks will try to earn a ticket to the next round.
Mavericks: Luka Doncic 35 (2/8 three-pointers, 7 rebounds, 10 assists), Maximilian Kleber 15 (5/7 three-pointers), Jaden Hardy (6 minutes) and Kyrie Irving (6 assists, 1/ 7 3-pointers) 14 each, Derrick Jones and Dereck Lively (7 rpg., 5/5 2-pointers) 12 each, Daniel Gafford 8 (5 rpg.).
Clippers: Paul George (11 rebounds, 4 assists, 4/13 shooting) and Ivica Zubac (6 rebounds, 7/8 2-pointers) each 15, Norman Powell 14 (1/6 3-pointers), Terance Mann (7 rebounds) and Nah’Shon Hyland 11 each, James Harden 7 (4 rebounds, 7 assists, 2/12 shooting, 4 errors).
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