Clippers Defeat Mavericks to Tie Series, Timberwolves Sweep Suns

The “Mavericks” lost to the Los Angeles “Clippers” at home with the score 111:116 (16:39, 33:27, 29:16, 33:34), which tied the series at 2-2.

Dončić scored 29 points (3p. 1/9), won 10 rebounds and made 10 assists in the home team.

Kyrie Irving’s productivity with 40 scored points did not help the “Mavericks” team either.

For the Clippers, Paul George (3p. 7/10) and James Harden (3p. 4/5) each scored 33 points.

In the course of the match, Dallas even got behind by as many as 31 points. At the end of the game, they managed to fight back, but it was not enough.

“Clippers” attacked perfectly from long distance, hitting 18 of 29 three-point shots (62.1%).

In another game, the Phoenix “Dogs” lost 116:122 (26:25, 35:31, 31:34, 24:32) to the Minnesota “Timberwolves”, who thus won the series 4-0 and reached the second round, where the NBA champion Denver “Nuggets” or Los Angeles “Lakers” will face each other.

In the fourth match of the series, “Timberwolves” beat “Suns” in a fierce battle, the biggest lead for both teams was only six points.

Anthony Edwards scored 40 points for the winners, who also had nine rebounds and eight assists.

Karl-Anthony Towns, who scored 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, also played effectively in the winning team.

Devin Booker scored 49 points for the Suns, Kevin Durant scored 33, but the performance of the scoring tandem was not enough.