Mavericks (127) vs Clippers (121) · May 25, 2021 · NBA Scores

FINAL

May 25, 2021

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.

Box Score

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

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	3	+17
6Kristaps PorzingisPF	32	8-12	3-4	1-2	4	0	3	2	0	4	20	+10
42Maxi KleberC	34	5-6	2-2	1-2	4	3	0	0	0	3	13	+14
11Tim Hardaway Jr.SG	38	9-14	6-8	4-8	1	5	1	0	2	1	28	+13
77Luka DoncicPG	38	16-29	5-13	2-7	7	7	1	1	7	3	39	+3
13Jalen Brunson	17	4-7	0-0	1-1	3	3	0	0	1	1	9	-7
0Josh Richardson	18	2-4	1-2	4-4	2	3	1	0	1	3	9	-10
44Nicolo Melli	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	-8
33Willie Cauley-Stein	15	3-3	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	0	0	1	6	-3
7Dwight Powell	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	+1
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	41	-7
8Marcus Morris Sr.PF	24	3-9	2-5	1-2	2	0	0	0	2	6	9	-12
40Ivica ZubacC	21	1-2	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	1	2	1	2	-16
13Paul GeorgeSG	40	12-22	1-7	3-3	12	6	1	0	2	4	28	-18
21Patrick BeverleyPG	23	1-4	1-3	0-0	0	3	1	1	0	3	3	-11
1Reggie Jackson	30	5-12	3-8	2-2	3	2	2	0	2	0	15	+3
33Nicolas Batum	18	3-5	2-3	1-1	3	1	1	0	0	1	9	+7
4Rajon Rondo	18	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	7	0	0	1	3	4	+13
9Serge Ibaka	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	+6
14Terance Mann	15	3-5	0-0	2-2	5	0	0	0	1	2	8	+5
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

Scores Only

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%)