There were eight lead changes in overtime, but Luka Doncic’s stepback three as time expired gave the Dallas Mavericks an incredible 135-133 win over the Los Angeles Clippers to even their best-of-seven first round series at two games apiece.
There were eight lead changes in overtime, but Luka Doncic’s stepback three as time expired gave the Dallas Mavericks an incredible 135-133 Game 4 win over the Los Angeles Clippers to even their best-of-seven first round series at two games apiece despite Kristaps Porzingis being out with an injury. The 21-year-old Doncic scored 43 points on 18-of-31 shooting with 17 rebounds and 13 assists despite a sore ankle that he said was bothering him the whole game. “We’ve had confidence from the beginning,” he told ESPN’s Cassidy Hubbarth after the incredible win. Doncic became the third player in NBA playoff history with at least 40 points,15 rebounds and 10 assists in a game, joining Charles Barkley and Oscar Robertson. Los Angeles led by as much as 10 in the third quarter, but Dallas came back with a 35-19 quarter run to lead by eight going into the fourth.
