NBA Playoffs 201 Mavericks vs Clippers Juego 1 Dallas wins series first at Staples Center
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Si go Clippers wanted to convince the world that the 2021 team was different and that the collapse in the playoffs in the bubble it was a thing of the past, losing the locala at the first change is not the best way to do it. Quite the opposite, but behind a triple double by Luka Doncic and a night of 17 triples, the Dallas Mavericks won Game 1 113-103 of the first round of the Playoffs in Los Angeles, stealing with the locala.
.@ luka7doncic with the moves @AcmeBrick | #ALLINpic.twitter.com/tpN02d9IZY
? Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) May 22, 2021
A misleading final score, because with 3:12 to play, the game was tied at 100, but again the serious problems of the Clippers to close games were present. As they fell to Denver in 2020, they went just 16-18 in games defined in the clutch (five points difference with five minutes left, # 19 this season) and now they lost the first game of the Playoffs.
The closure was complicated because the beginning was disastrous for the locals. Dallas came out with a hot hand behind the goal (they finished 17 of 35 of three) and after just over five minutes, they were leading it 17-6. They had an advantage of up to 12, but with the entry of Rajon Rondo and better defense, the Clippers cut 30-33 after 12 minutes.
The big problem for Ty Lue’s men is that they were only able to play with the advantage for a very short time. When there were problems, whether the Clippers cut or threatened to leave, the 3-pointers from Dallas would come.. This is how they went from having their maximum mattress (53-49, 3:13 in the first half) to going down 60-53 with a string of hits from Hardaway and Doncic behind the arc.
MAGIC SHOW #ALLINpic.twitter.com/A953T9zKZ4
? Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) May 22, 2021
So to row against the current again. The Mavs gave up the lead until the fourth quarter, after scoring just one point in the first three minutes. The Clippers led 98-95 with 6:08 to play, but a Hardaway 3-pointer returned the lead and Finney-Smith broke the tie 100 minutes later.
Hence, the Clippers attack stalled, Dallas began to find holes in Los Angeles despair and They closed the game on a 13-3 streak to steal the venue and put even more pressure on the Clippers’ car.
Doncic finished with 31 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, plus 2 caps. In his seventh playoff game, he is faster to count the games in which he did not reach 30 (3) than in those in which he did (4), in addition to already having two triple-doubles. Tim Hardaway sum 21, with five triples, Dorian Finney-Smith tuvo 18, including four behind the arch. For the Clippers, their two stars were the only ones to exceed 12 points: Kawhi Leonard with 26 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals, Paul George recovered from a bad first half (he was 1 of 7) to finish with 23-6-5, But at the right time neither of them stepped up and the Clippers are going to have to win one in Dallas at the very least.
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