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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mavericks | 38 | 31 | 13 | 28 | 110 |
 Clippers | 34 | 32 | 21 | 31 | 118 |
DALTeam statsLAC| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 37-8145.7% | 15-4334.9% | 21-2487.5% | 41 | 18 | 21 |
| LAC | 45-9547.4% | 13-3834.2% | 15-2075.0% | 45 | 18 | 11 |
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LA Clippers118| 38 | 29 | 11-21 | 1-7 | 6-6 | 0 | +18 | +9.0 | |||||||
| 37 | 27 | 10-22 | 4-11 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 32 | 19 | 8-13 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +25 | +5.9 | ||||||
| 22 | 10 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +17 | +5.2 | ||||||
| 20 | 8 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0 | +14 | +1.0 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 14 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −0.4 | ||||||
| 18 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −16 | −0.8 | |||||
| 16 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −7.0 | ||||
| 15 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −2.2 | ||
| 8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −19 | −4.2 | |||
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.1 | |
| Team | 118 | 45-9547.4% | 13-3834.2% | 45 | 18 | 11 | 24 | 15-2075.0% | 11 | 12 | 3 | |||
Bench 25 points on 8 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Rodney McGruder and Patrick Patterson (coach’s decision).
Dallas Mavericks110| 38 | 42 | 13-21 | 2-6 | 14-15 | 0 | 0 | −14 | +9.6 | ||||||
| 36 | 18 | 7-16 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −22 | −1.6 | ||||||
| 34 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −20 | −9.6 | ||||||
| 32 | 9 | 4-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | −13 | −2.8 | |||||||
| 20 | 14 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 0 | 7-8 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +2.0 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | 14 | 5-11 | 4-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +13 | −1.2 | |||||
| 20 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +14 | −4.6 | ||||||
| 13 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +0.3 | |||||
| 8 | 6 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0.0 | |||
| 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −0.7 | ||||
| Team | 110 | 37-8145.7% | 15-4334.9% | 41 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21-2487.5% | 5 | 9 | 2 | |||
Bench 24 points on 9 for 21 shooting
Did not play: Justin Jackson, Antonius Cleveland and J.J. Barea (coach’s decision).
Clippers118Mavericks110ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Kawhi Leonard had 29 points and 12 rebounds, and the LA Clippers beat the Dallas Mavericks 118-110 for a 1-0 lead in the first-round series.
Paul George’s driving layup put the Clippers ahead for good with 8:37 left in the fourth quarter.
The Mavericks got within 99-98 on Luka Dončić’s floater with 6:19 to play, but Patrick Beverley answered with a jumper, and the Mavericks got no closer.
During clutch time, the Clippers outscored the Mavericks 14-2. Leonard scored 4 of the Clippers’ 14 on 1 for 3 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
George scored 27 points.
For the Mavericks, Dončić had 42 points, 9 assists and 3 steals.
The Mavericks turned it over 21 times, about 8 more than usual for this many possessions. The Clippers’ starters outscored the Mavericks 21-7 in 7 minutes together.
LA ClippersDallas MavericksPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
103 points from the field on 95 shots: 4.5 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 14-25 | 56.0% | 64% |
| In the paint | 9-14 | 64.3% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 9-18 | 50.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 3-8 | 37.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-30 | 33.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxi Kleber | 29 | 13 | 6-11 | +1 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 23 | 0 | 0-3 | −9 |
| Luka Dončić | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 7 | 4 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 8 | 4-6 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 79 possessions. He usually scores about 32 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 25 | 6 | 3-7 | −3 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 23 | 9 | 3-6 | 0 |
| Luka Dončić | 9 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Maxi Kleber | 5 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 6 | 3-6 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 28 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Dončić | 32 | 7 | 3-7 | −1 |
| Seth Curry | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 8 | 7 | 3-3 | +5 |
| Maxi Kleber | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 3 | 1-2 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
LAC win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
DAL
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Highest Leverage Moments
George 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Leonard 1 AST)
Q1 8:53
19.6%
71→91
Beverley 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (George 3 AST)
Q4 3:06
18.9%
73→92
Curry 25' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Doncic 8 AST)
Q4 7:19
12.9%
71→58
George 25' 3PT Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Leonard 4 AST)
Q3 5:10
11.2%
55→66
Hardaway Jr. 10' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
Q1 7:23
11.0%
79→68
