NBA roundup: Dallas Mavericks grab vital 96-93 road win over LA Clippers
Al Jazeera
Mavericks steal home court advantage from the Clippers after winning game two in Los Angeles.
Luka Doncic had 32 points and nine assists and Kyrie Irving added 23 points as the Dallas Mavericks got the best of the Los Angeles Clippers 96-93 in game two of their first-round playoff series to even it out at 1-1.
PJ Washington scored 18 points and Derrick Jones Jr had 10 on Tuesday as the Mavericks recovered from a double-digit defeat in game one when they trailed by as many as 29 points and scored just 30 in the first half.
Doncic and Irving combined to go 19 of 44 (43.2 percent) in the game after they struggled in the decisive first half of game one on Sunday when they combined to shoot five of 19 (26.3 percent).
Irving made three of four free throws in the last 12 seconds to seal the win.
James Harden and Paul George each scored 22 points as the Clippers were unable to take advantage of Kawhi Leonard’s return.
