Porziņģis does not play due to knee pain, the injured Dončičs forges the victory of the Mavericks in overtime; The Nets season is over

The Dallas “Mavericks” continue to persecute the injuries, as one of the team leaders Kristaps Porziņģis missed the Sunday game due to knee pain. However, the lack of a Liepaja player did not prevent the Mavericks from beating the strong Los Angeles Clippers by 135: 133, according to the National Basketball Association (NBA). In a series of up to four wins, the score is 2-2. The last game of the season was played by Rodion Kuruch and Brooklyn’s Nets, who gave up the Toronto Raptors 150: 122, losing 0-4 in the series.

(supplemented by “Nets” loss)

The victory in the last seconds of extra time was provided by Luka Dončičs with a long shot.

Dončič’s victory shot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvPLMTJd-0U

Shortly before the match, Porziņģis was expected to take part in the fourth game of the series, but after warming up, he felt discomfort on the right knee, followed by the decision to release the game. Porziņģis was with the team for almost the entire match, supporting partners from the sidelines.

Before the game and during the match, a lot of attention was paid to the Slovenian Dončič, who dislocated the ankle in the previous match. His play was in question, but the pre- and post-match procedures allowed the Slovenian to become the ninth player in NBA history to score double-digit in three statistics columns in two consecutive playoff games. Dončičs scored 43 points, 17 rebounds and 13 assists.

Luka Dončić (21 years, 177 days) has just joined LeBron James (21 years, 113 days) as only players in @NBA history to record a 30-point triple-double in the playoffs before turning 22 years old.

Dončić has 30 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists with 7 minutes left to play. pic.twitter.com/hRoCcaVLdi

– Mavs PR (@MavsPR) August 23, 2020

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Sets Curry rallied 15 points in the Dallas ranks on his birthday.

In the Clippers, Lou William, who came in for a change, scored 36 points, and Cavay Leonard added another 32.

In the second quarter, the Clippers were in the lead with a 21-point lead, but in a short period of time in the third quarter, the Mavericks turned -11 into an eight-point lead. At the end of the game, the Los Angeles club made up for the deficit, leading the game to overtime. The Clippers had their last attack in the regular time, but Leonard’s shot was inaccurate. In the overtime, after several changes of leaders, the Mavericks were superior, securing the victory with the final siren.

The next game for both teams is scheduled for Tuesday.

In another match, Kurcs played 17 minutes (17:05), scoring eight points, winning three rebounds, taking one block and intercepting one opponent’s ball. He scored four of the five two-point shots, but both long shots were unsuccessful. Kurucs did not hit both shots from the penalty line either.

The most productive in the “Nets” team was Kariss Leverts with 35 points. Already in the first half he scored 26 points, which is his record.

“Nets” started the game better, but “Raptors” soon took the lead. At half-time, they had a nine-point lead, but the second half of the game was undoubtedly dominated by match favorites, who convincingly advanced to the next round.

In the first game of the day, the Boston Celtics played the Philadelphia 76ers with 110: 106, becoming the first team to advance to the second round (4-0). It is they who will compete in the next round with the current champions “Raptors”.

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