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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mavericks | 33 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 113 |
 Clippers | 30 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 103 |
DALTeam statsLAC| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 38-7650.0% | 17-3647.2% | 20-2676.9% | 42 | 22 | 12 |
| LAC | 37-8444.0% | 11-4027.5% | 18-2475.0% | 39 | 22 | 5 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Dallas Mavericks113| 41 | 31 | 11-24 | 5-11 | 4-7 | +19 | +8.5 | ||||||||
| 37 | 18 | 7-9 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +15 | +1.8 | ||||||
| 36 | 6 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −0.7 | |||||
| 36 | 14 | 4-13 | 1-5 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | +13 | −6.4 | ||||||
| 32 | 21 | 8-13 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +16 | +1.8 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 15 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 7-8 | 0 | 0 | −9 | +2.1 | ||||||
| 17 | 8 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.1 | ||||
| 9 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −1.0 | ||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −0.7 | ||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −2.5 | |||
| Team | 113 | 38-7650.0% | 17-3647.2% | 42 | 22 | 12 | 21 | 20-2676.9% | 10 | 2 | 3 | |||
Bench 23 points on 7 for 14 shooting
Did not play: Boban Marjanovic, Nate Hinton, Josh Green, Trey Burke and Tyler Bey (coach’s decision).
LA Clippers103| 41 | 26 | 9-22 | 1-6 | 0 | 7-9 | 0 | −15 | +6.5 | ||||||
| 40 | 23 | 8-18 | 2-8 | 5-5 | 0 | −6 | +0.4 | |||||||
| 33 | 4 | 2-8 | 0-6 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | −23 | −8.3 | ||||||
| 19 | 8 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | +0.7 | ||||
| 17 | 10 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | 0.0 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | 11 | 4-8 | 3-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +1.5 | |||||
| 24 | 11 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 2-4 | 0 | −8 | +2.9 | |||||||
| 21 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +13 | −5.3 | ||||||
| 13 | 8 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 4-4 | +11 | +4.7 | |||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.1 | |
| Team | 103 | 37-8444.0% | 11-4027.5% | 39 | 22 | 5 | 21 | 18-2475.0% | 13 | 7 | 7 | |||
Bench 32 points on 10 for 25 shooting
Did not play: Amir Coffey, Patrick Patterson, Luke Kennard, Yogi Ferrell and DeMarcus Cousins (coach’s decision).
Mavericks113Clippers103ClickTap 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.
Luka Dončić had 31 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, and the Dallas Mavericks closed the fourth quarter on a 13-3 run to beat the LA Clippers 113-103 for a 1-0 lead in the first-round series.
It was tied at 100 when Dorian Finney-Smith’s 3-pointer put the Mavericks ahead for good with 2:50 left.
During clutch time, the Mavericks outscored the Clippers 12-2. Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 5 of the Mavericks’ 12 on 2 for 3 shooting. With 3:29 left, Rajon Rondo stole the ball from Hardaway, and Paul George’s 19-foot step-back jumper off it tied the game at 100.
Hardaway scored 21 points on 8 for 13 shooting.
For the Clippers, Kawhi Leonard had 26 points (13 in the first quarter), 10 rebounds and 4 steals, and George added 23 points.
The Mavericks shot 50.0% from the field and 47.2% from 3 to the Clippers’ 44.0% and 27.5%. The Clippers outscored the Mavericks 17-5 off turnovers. The Mavericks’ starters outscored the Clippers 51-40 in 21 minutes together.
Dallas MavericksLA ClippersPS, 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).
93 points from the field on 76 shots: 11.1 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 13-20 | 65.0% | 64% |
| In the paint | 3-8 | 37.5% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 5-12 | 41.7% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-6 | 50.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 14-30 | 46.7% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Batum | 18 | 0 | 0-0 | −7 |
| Patrick Beverley | 11 | 4 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Paul George | 10 | 2 | 1-5 | −2 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | −4 |
| Everyone else | 31 | 25 | 9-19 | +12 |
The tracking credits him with 31 points on 81 possessions. He usually scores about 34 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul George | 16 | 3 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 8 | 8 | 3-4 | +6 |
| Nicolas Batum | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Rajon Rondo | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 11 | 4-6 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 54 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul George | 19 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Reggie Jackson | 12 | 7 | 3-4 | +5 |
| Patrick Beverley | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Ivica Zubac | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 9 | 3-3 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 11 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
50/50
LAC
Highest Leverage Moments
Finney-Smith 26' 3PT Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Doncic 10 AST)
Q4 2:50
28.1%
55→27
Hardaway Jr. 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (19 PTS) (Porzingis 1 AST)
Q4 4:17
19.3%
58→39
George 27' 3PT Jump Shot (19 PTS) (Rondo 3 AST)
Q4 7:43
19.1%
43→62
Finney-Smith 29' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Kleber 4 AST)
Q4 6:55
19.1%
62→43
Rondo 27' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Leonard 5 AST)
Q4 6:32
19.1%
43→62
