Los Dallas Mavericks They silenced the Crypto.com Arena in what could be the final farewell to Los Angeles Clippers of his coliseum. The locals were unable to get their fans up during the beating suffered by the determined and aggressive Mavs, who defeated them by 93-123the worst setback in franchise history in the playoffs.
“I played faster, stronger and more aggressive, I have to get into the paint more,” he said. Luka Doncicauthor of 35 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists despite playing injured, with a sprained knee and a bad cold. “In the playoffs it doesn’t matter winning by one or fifty, but it is a great victory. The job is not finished, and we have to earn one more.”recalled the Slovenian star, plugged in and decisive throughout an evening that could cause an unexpected crisis in LA
The winner of the fifth game in a playoff series tied at two has taken the 81% of the playoffs, and the Mavs will have the first game point at home. There would be another one left at the same crime scene last night. Doncic’s great game was enough for the visitors to overwhelm the Clippers who ran aground definitively after the break, when they went more than six minutes without scoring a single basket and conceded in the middle a devastating 14-0.
The 46-56 lead became a 20-point lead heading into the final period, and Doncic remained sharp until Dallas escaped to a 31-point lead, the same one that in the fourth match they were able to overcome the rival before letting the match slip away in the final moments.
On this occasion, the final quarter ended up becoming a formality and not even the substitutes were able to disguise a result that will remain recorded in local historyeven more so if this ends up being his last appearance at the old Staples Center heading into a new era next year in the Inuit Dome de Inglewood.
Kyrie Irvingwith 14 points and 6 assists, accumulated the best +/- on the court with a +35, and Maxi glue He contributed 15 goals starting from the bench, in which they also shone Dereck Lively (12) y Jaden Hardy (14). The Mavericks simply played better in the face of the widespread non-appearance of some unrecognizable Clippers.
Paul Georgewith 15 points and 11 rebounds (4-13 TC), was alongside Ivica Zubac the top scorer of the Angelenos, and James Harden He was left with 7 points and 7 assists after a horrendous 2 of 12 shooting from the field. Russell Westbrookwith 6 points and 2 of 11 shooting, did not solve the local problems with the second unit. Kawhi Leonardtouched like Doncic’s knee, did not dress short in a match where Dallas once again showed that defensively it has another gear when required.
The sixth game of the tie takes place on Friday, early Saturday morning in Spain, in Dallas. The Mavericks will seek their first victory in a playoff tie since 2022which would be the third since its title in 2011. “We’ve been here beforegoing to Dallas 2-3 down, so we have to have the mentality of winning and nothing else in Dallas,” said George, seemingly calm despite the slap he received. “This has not been us throughout the tie, nor does it represent who we arewe have made improper mistakes,” he added.
Whether they made mistakes or not, with Doncic determined and aggressive, everything seems to be in favor of one of the most dangerous teams that have accompanied the Slovenian magician so far, lethal with 14 points in the third period and 20 of his 35 goals in the second half despite his various ailments. From Dallas to Cancun, as the advertisement stated as a form of trolling outside of Crypto, the Clippers may end up leaving.
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2024-05-02 06:08:09
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