Dallas Mavericks vs. LA Clippers

May 25, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DAL	35	36	30	26	127
LAC	33	40	19	29	121

Game Recap

Luka Doncic scores 39 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. adds 28 and the Mavs again outshoot the NBA's best 3-point team to grab a surprising 2-0 lead.

Player Stats

MAVERICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
10Dorian Finney-SmithSF	36	1-6	1-4	0-0	5	3	0	1	0	2	+17	3
6Kristaps PorzingisPF	32	8-12	3-4	1-2	4	0	3	2	0	4	+10	20
42Maxi KleberC	34	5-6	2-2	1-2	4	3	0	0	0	3	+14	13
11Tim Hardaway Jr.SG	38	9-14	6-8	4-8	1	5	1	0	2	1	+13	28
77Luka DoncicPG	38	16-29	5-13	2-7	7	7	1	1	7	3	+3	39
13Jalen Brunson	17	4-7	0-0	1-1	3	3	0	0	1	1	-7	9
0Josh Richardson	18	2-4	1-2	4-4	2	3	1	0	1	3	-10	9
44Nicolo Melli	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1	-8	0
33Willie Cauley-Stein	15	3-3	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	0	0	1	-3	6
7Dwight Powell	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	0	+1	0
2Tyler Bey	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Trey Burke	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Josh Green	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Nate Hinton	— did not play —												— did not play —
51Boban Marjanovic	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	48-8258.5%	18-3452.9%	13-2454.2%	34	25	8	4	11	19	-	127

CLIPPERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
2Kawhi LeonardSF	40	14-21	4-7	9-10	6	4	2	0	2	2	-7	41
8Marcus Morris Sr.PF	24	3-9	2-5	1-2	2	0	0	0	2	6	-12	9
40Ivica ZubacC	21	1-2	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	1	2	1	-16	2
13Paul GeorgeSG	40	12-22	1-7	3-3	12	6	1	0	2	4	-18	28
21Patrick BeverleyPG	23	1-4	1-3	0-0	0	3	1	1	0	3	-11	3
1Reggie Jackson	30	5-12	3-8	2-2	3	2	2	0	2	0	+3	15
33Nicolas Batum	18	3-5	2-3	1-1	3	1	1	0	0	1	+7	9
4Rajon Rondo	18	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	7	0	0	1	3	+13	4
9Serge Ibaka	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	0	+6	2
14Terance Mann	15	3-5	0-0	2-2	5	0	0	0	1	2	+5	8
7Amir Coffey	— did not play —												— did not play —
15DeMarcus Cousins	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Yogi Ferrell	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Luke Kennard	— did not play —												— did not play —
54Patrick Patterson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	45-8453.6%	13-3339.4%	18-2090.0%	39	23	7	3	13	22	-	121

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDALLAC

(11:56) Jump Ball Zubac vs. Porzingis: Tip to Kleber
+2 (11:46) Hardaway Jr. 10' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Kleber 1 AST)
20
(11:28) MISS Morris Sr. 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:25) Kleber REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:21) Kleber 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Finney-Smith 1 AST)
50
(10:58) MISS Beverley 5' Floating Jump Shot
(10:57) Porzingis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:43) MISS Porzingis 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:41) CLIPPERS Rebound
+2 (10:25) George 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
52
+2 (10:14) Kleber 1' Driving Dunk (5 PTS) (Doncic 1 AST)
72
+2 (9:58) George 3' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
74
+2 (9:44) Doncic 9' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
94
+2 (9:30) George 2' Driving Layup (6 PTS)
96
+3 (9:20) Doncic 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS)
126
(9:06) MISS Morris Sr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:04) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:57) MISS Doncic 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:55) Zubac REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:35) Leonard 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (George 1 AST)
129
(8:22) MISS Hardaway Jr. 1' Driving Layup
(8:20) Zubac REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:17) Kleber S.FOUL (P1.T1) (C.Blair)
+1 (8:17) Leonard Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
1210
+1 (8:17) Leonard Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
1211
+3 (8:04) Hardaway Jr. 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Kleber 2 AST)
1511
(7:53) MISS George 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:47) Porzingis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:38) MISS Doncic 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(7:35) Zubac REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:24) MISS Morris Sr. 20' Jump Shot
(7:23) Mavericks Rebound
+2 (7:12) Doncic 1' Driving Dunk (7 PTS)
1711
(6:55) MISS Leonard 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:52) Morris Sr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (6:48) Morris Sr. 3' Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
1713
+3 (6:31) Kleber 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Doncic 2 AST)
2013
(6:12) Finney-Smith P.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Foster)
(6:12) CLIPPERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:02) MISS Leonard 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(5:59) Brunson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:46) Kleber 18' Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Brunson 1 AST)
2213
(5:34) Jackson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(5:34) Porzingis STEAL (1 STL)
(5:18) MISS Brunson 2' Driving Layup
(5:18) Zubac BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:15) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (5:13) Leonard 28' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Jackson 1 AST)
2216
+2 (5:02) Hardaway Jr. 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (7 PTS)
2416
(4:52) Finney-Smith S.FOUL (P2.T3) (C.Blair)
+1 (4:52) George Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
2417
+1 (4:52) George Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
2418
+2 (4:30) Porzingis 3' Dunk (2 PTS) (Hardaway Jr. 1 AST)
2618
+2 (4:20) Leonard 9' Floating Jump Shot (10 PTS)
2620
(4:20) Porzingis S.FOUL (P1.T4) (S.Foster)
+1 (4:20) Leonard Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)
2621
+3 (4:03) Hardaway Jr. 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (10 PTS)
2921
+2 (3:51) Leonard 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (13 PTS)
2923
(3:44) Leonard P.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Kennedy)
+2 (3:33) Kleber 7' Hook Shot (12 PTS) (Richardson 1 AST)
3123
(3:23) MISS George 12' Step Back Jump Shot
(3:21) Brunson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:14) MISS Porzingis 2' Alley Oop Layup
(3:12) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:07) MISS Morris Sr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:05) Brunson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(2:53) Hardaway Jr. Backcourt Turnover (P1.T1)
(2:53) Mavericks Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:30) Richardson S.FOUL (P1.PN) (S.Foster)
+1 (2:30) Jackson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
3124
+1 (2:30) Jackson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
3125
(2:15) MISS Doncic 16' Fadeaway Jumper
(2:13) Leonard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:07) Leonard 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Rondo 1 AST)
3127
+2 (1:53) Doncic 9' Jump Shot (9 PTS)
3327
(1:41) Cauley-Stein S.FOUL (P1.PN) (C.Blair)
+1 (1:41) Leonard Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
3328
(1:41) MISS Leonard Free Throw 2 of 2
(1:39) Richardson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:29) Brunson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(1:29) Batum STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (1:17) Batum 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Leonard 1 AST)
3331
(0:56) MISS Richardson 5' Jump Shot
(0:56) Ibaka BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:55) Cauley-Stein REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (0:54) Cauley-Stein 3' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
3531
(0:40) MISS Leonard 10' Hook Shot
(0:37) Cauley-Stein REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:28) MISS Melli 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:27) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:11) Brunson S.FOUL (P1.PN) (S.Foster)
+1 (0:11) Leonard Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
3532
+1 (0:11) Leonard Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
3533
(0:05) Rondo P.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Kennedy)
(0:00) Doncic Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(0:00) Leonard STEAL (1 STL)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DAL

LAC

127Points121

48-82(58.5%)Field Goal(%)45-84(53.6%)

18-34(52.9%)3-Point(%)13-33(39.4%)

13-24(54.2%)Free Throw(%)18-20(90.0%)

34(4)Rebounds(Offensive)39(9)

25Assists23

8Steals7

4Blocks3

11Turnovers13

19Fouls22

48Pts In The Paint60

5Fast Break Pts13

18Pts Off Turnovers15

24Bench Pts38

14Largest Lead3

Game Details

Tuesday, May 25, 2021 · 10:30 PM

Hart Center · Worcester, MA

attendance: 6,885 (194.7%)

tv: NBA TV