Paul George and James Harden struggle to get on track while Doncic has 35 points and 10 assists for the Mavs, who roll to a 123-93 win and a 3-2 lead in the first-round series. Game 6 is Friday nig…
Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic, right, looks for an opening as Clippers guard Amir Coffey defends during the first half of Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Wednesday night at Crypto.com Arena. Doncic had 35 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds as the Mavericks handed the Clippers their most lopsided playoff loss ever, 123-93, to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series.
“I saw how they tried to guard him last game and so we just got to be, make sure we’re disciplined, make sure we’re poised and patient, get to our spacing if they’re going to guard like that, just attacking the basket, making the right play,” Coach Tyronn Lue said before the game. Meanwhile, Doncic didn’t let two early fouls or a stuffy nose slow him down. At Wednesday’s shootaround, he reportedly didn’t engage in much running and said he wasn’t sure how his knee would hold up.
Lue then switched out his starters for a lineup of Norman Powell, Westbrook, Mason Plumlee, Mann and Harden and the game got chaotic. The Clippers struggled to find the basket as Dallas began hitting nearly every shot to go up by eight points on a 3-pointer by Maxi Kleber at the 7:21 mark.
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