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The Dallas Mavericks won 96-93 against the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round of the 2023-2024 NBA playoffs at Cryptocom Arena in Los Angeles, California, on the 24th (Korea time).
Dallas' victory put the series in a tie with one win and one loss. Dallas tied the game in away games and could return to its home ground.
Luka Doncic scored 32 points and 9 assists, Kyrie Irving scored 23 points and 6 rebounds, and PJ Washington scored 18 points and 6 rebounds to collaborate for the victory.
Paul George had 19 points and four assists, James Harden had 22 points and eight assists, and Kawhi Leonard had 15 points and seven rebounds, but the team lost.
Similar to the first round, there was a sticky defensive confrontation. The two teams struggled to attack each other, pressing the ball handlers hard.
The Clippers tried to attack with George's inside and outside score, and Doncic came to the fore for Dallas. George scored eight points and Doncic scored 12 points in the first quarter alone, and Dallas led 23-19.
It was a similar trend in the second quarter. The two teams felt frustrated in their offensives and could not find a way to go. The trend was to depend on attack strength of superstars such as Irving, Doncic, Harden and George. Dallas ended the game with a lead in the first half with a score of 45-41.
The Clippers also had low scores in the third quarter. Harden, who played consistently throughout the game, continued to play in the third quarter, and Leonard, who had been quiet in the first half, scored in the third quarter. Dallas, on the other hand, allowed other players to turn the game around with the exception of Doncic and Irving. 66-65, the Clippers entered the fourth quarter with a one-point lead.
Early in the fourth quarter, the Clippers led first. Norman Powell scored a difficult three-point shot under Harden's attack, widening the gap.
However, there was Doncic in Dallas. Doncic scored through one-on-one offensives, and when a double-team defense arrived, he sprayed passes to teammates. He even made a three-point stepback shot to make the game come from behind through 76-73 and 9-0 run for Dallas.
After that, the attack was led by Irving. Irving scored five consecutive points, widening the gap. Irving's performance wanted Dallas to win, but the Clippers launched their final counterattack.
George and Westbrook strengthened their offense and narrowed the gap to three points. However, Maxi Kleber's 3-pointer was successful after that, and Leonard's 3-pointer failed. Doncic's step-back 3-pointer succeeded in the ensuing attack, sealing the game.
It was a game where I could feel the difference between the ace and the clutch time. Leonard, who missed Game 1, failed to sense the game, while Doncic put on a one-man show to lead his team to victory.
BY: 토토사이트 순위