Lthe angels Clippers took revenge on Monday night in Dallas with a victory over the Mavericks by 99-109 even though the best man in Texans, Luka doncic, got a new triple-double (25 + 10 + 12) and that your partner Kristaps Porzingis I note 22 points.
The 49 Doncic-Porzingis combo points were insufficient to counter some Clippers captained by Kawhi leonard, who ended the match with 22 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals. The problem for the Mavs was that, in addition to Leonard’s points, other six Clippers players scored more than 10 points, including 15 points from Paul George and as many from Ivica Zubac.
The Clippers arrived at the American Airlines Center in Dallas with fresh memories of the beating the Mavs gave them in late December, 73-124, a total of 51 points difference, the largest in the history of the Los Angeles team.
But above all, the team of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George landed in Dallas without two starters, Serge Ibaka for back problems, Y Patrick Beverley, with an injured knee, and after losing five of the last six games they had played. On Sunday they lost by 20 points to the New Orleans Pelicans, 115-135.
The Mavs of Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis were in the opposite situation. The dallas they had won five of the last six games, with the Latvian center increasingly fit and with the unstoppable Slovenian guard-point guard. Doncic continued in that state against the Angelenos achieving the 34th triple-double in just three NBA seasons, allowing you surpass the mythical Bob Cousy and stay as the eleventh player in the historical classification of this statistical section. Your next goal is all 43 of Fat Lever.
Despite all this, the Clippers occupy the fourth place in the Western Conference while the Mavericks are the eighth.
The game started well for the Clippers. The combinations and points of Leonard and George allowed Los Angeles to put a 3-8 on the scoreboard in the first three minutes. On the other side, Doncic was the top performer for the Mavericks, scoring and assisting his teammates.
When Doncic went to the bench in the first rotation, the scoreboard was 10-12 for the Clippers. With Luka on the bench, the Clippers, propelled by a phenomenal Ivica Zubac, hung a 0-10 run from the Mavericks to leave the score at 10-22 in the absence of 3.30 by the end of the first quarter.
With the next rotation and Doncic’s return to the court, the Mavs managed to close the gap, but the aggressive defense of the Clippers only allowed that at the end of 12 minutes, the Dallas were 8 points behind the Angelenos, 23- 31.
The second quarter started with a statement from Doncic, who made two triples in a row on the Mavs’ first two plays, narrowing the difference to 5 points.
The Slovenian’s two triples had the desired effect for Dallas: from that moment, every time Luka approached the three-point line with the ball, the Los Angeles defense was on top of him, allowing the point guard to start distributing assists the man on the loose.
First to Tim Hardaway Jr., then twice in a row to Dorian Finney-Smith and, later, an alley-oop to Willie Cauley-Stein that left the Mavericks just one point behind the Clippers, 40-41. Los Angeles withstood the onslaught and they went to rest with a 50-55 in favor.
At the end of the break, Porzingis, who in the first half had had a discreet performance with 6 points and 5 rebounds, sharpened his aim and scored 3 of the 5 triples he tried, including one from the central logo. But the success of the pivot did not find correspondence in the rest of the team.
In the third quarter, only three Mavericks players scored: 13 Porzingis points, 9 Hardaway Jr. points and 6 Doncic points. The rest were at zero. And the Clippers took advantage of the situation to move a little further away on the scoreboard thanks to the success of Nicolas Batum, who made the 2 triples he tried, Reggie Jackson, with 7 points, and Zubac, with 6 points.
At the end of the third quarter, the score was 78-85 that left a long fourth period ahead.
But although the Dallas team tried and got to 4 points with 3.15 left by the end of the game, 99-103, the Mavericks were unable to score a single point in the remaining time, which sentenced the game for the Clippers by 99-109.
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Lthe angels Clippers took revenge on Monday night in Dallas with a victory over the Mavericks by 99-109 even though the best man in Texans, Luka doncic, got a new triple-double (25 + 10 + 12) and that your partner Kristaps Porzingis I note 22 points.
The 49 Doncic-Porzingis combo points were insufficient to counter some Clippers captained by Kawhi leonard, who ended the match with 22 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals. The problem for the Mavs was that, in addition to Leonard’s points, other six Clippers players scored more than 10 points, including 15 points from Paul George and as many from Ivica Zubac.
The Clippers arrived at the American Airlines Center in Dallas with fresh memories of the beating the Mavs gave them in late December, 73-124, a total of 51 points difference, the largest in the history of the Los Angeles team.
But above all, the team of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George landed in Dallas without two starters, Serge Ibaka for back problems, Y Patrick Beverley, with an injured knee, and after losing five of the last six games they had played. On Sunday they lost by 20 points to the New Orleans Pelicans, 115-135.
The Mavs of Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis were in the opposite situation. The dallas they had won five of the last six games, with the Latvian center increasingly fit and with the unstoppable Slovenian guard-point guard. Doncic continued in that state against the Angelenos achieving the 34th triple-double in just three NBA seasons, allowing you surpass the mythical Bob Cousy and stay as the eleventh player in the historical classification of this statistical section. Your next goal is all 43 of Fat Lever.
Despite all this, the Clippers occupy the fourth place in the Western Conference while the Mavericks are the eighth.
The game started well for the Clippers. The combinations and points of Leonard and George allowed Los Angeles to put a 3-8 on the scoreboard in the first three minutes. On the other side, Doncic was the top performer for the Mavericks, scoring and assisting his teammates.
When Doncic went to the bench in the first rotation, the scoreboard was 10-12 for the Clippers. With Luka on the bench, the Clippers, propelled by a phenomenal Ivica Zubac, hung a 0-10 run from the Mavericks to leave the score at 10-22 in the absence of 3.30 by the end of the first quarter.
With the next rotation and Doncic’s return to the court, the Mavs managed to close the gap, but the aggressive defense of the Clippers only allowed that at the end of 12 minutes, the Dallas were 8 points behind the Angelenos, 23- 31.
The second quarter started with a statement from Doncic, who made two triples in a row on the Mavs’ first two plays, narrowing the difference to 5 points.
The Slovenian’s two triples had the desired effect for Dallas: from that moment, every time Luka approached the three-point line with the ball, the Los Angeles defense was on top of him, allowing the point guard to start distributing assists the man on the loose.
First to Tim Hardaway Jr., then twice in a row to Dorian Finney-Smith and, later, an alley-oop to Willie Cauley-Stein that left the Mavericks just one point behind the Clippers, 40-41. Los Angeles withstood the onslaught and they went to rest with a 50-55 in favor.
After the break, Porzingis, who in the first half had had a discreet performance with 6 points and 5 rebounds, sharpened his aim and scored 3 of the 5 3-pointers he tried, including one from the central logo. But the success of the pivot did not find correspondence in the rest of the team.
In the third quarter, only three Mavericks players scored: 13 Porzingis points, 9 Hardaway Jr. points and 6 Doncic points. The rest were at zero. And the Clippers took advantage of the situation to move a little further away on the scoreboard thanks to the success of Nicolas Batum, who made the 2 triples he tried, Reggie Jackson, with 7 points, and Zubac, with 6 points.
At the end of the third quarter, the score was 78-85 leaving a long fourth period ahead.
But although the Dallas team tried and got to 4 points with 3.15 left by the end of the game, 99-103, the Mavericks were unable to score a single point in the remaining time, which sentenced the game for the Clippers by 99-109.
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