Dallas Mavericks 127, LA Clippers 121 — Recap

May 25, 2021 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (playoffs): Dallas Mavericks 127, LA Clippers 121. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DAL 35-33 LAC; Q2 DAL 36-40 LAC; Q3 DAL 30-19 LAC; Q4 DAL 26-29 LAC.

Top performers (box score): Kawhi Leonard (LAC) 41 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 14-of-21 shooting; Luka Doncic (DAL) 39 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 threes on 16-of-29 shooting; Paul George (LAC) 28 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 threes on 12-of-22 shooting; Tim Hardaway Jr. (DAL) 28 points, 1 rebounds, 5 assists, 6 threes on 9-of-14 shooting; Kristaps Porzingis (DAL) 20 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · LAC

Kawhi Leonard

41 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 4 3PM · 14-21 FG

Scoring · DAL

Luka Doncic

39 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 5 3PM · 16-29 FG

Scoring · LAC

Paul George

28 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 1 3PM · 12-22 FG

Season highs

Kawhi Leonard · Season-high 41 points

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

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

🧮 How They Scored

DALLAC

48Points in the paint60

5Fast-break points13

13Second-chance points6

18Points off turnovers15

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

69.5%Effective FG%61.3%

10.6%Turnover %12.3%

11.8%Offensive rebound %23.1%

0.293Free-throw rate0.238

Box Score

Dallas Mavericks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Luka Doncic F-G	38	39	7	7	1	1	7	16-29	5-13	2-7	+3
Tim Hardaway Jr. G	38	28	1	5	1	0	2	9-14	6-8	4-8	+13
Dorian Finney-Smith F	37	3	5	3	0	1	0	1-6	1-4	0-0	+17
Maxi Kleber F	34	13	4	3	0	0	0	5-6	2-2	1-2	+14
Kristaps Porzingis F-C	32	20	4	0	3	2	0	8-12	3-4	1-2	+10
Josh Richardson G-F	19	9	2	3	1	0	1	2-4	1-2	4-4	-10
Jalen Brunson G	17	9	3	3	0	0	1	4-7	0-0	1-1	-7
Willie Cauley-Stein C	15	6	6	0	0	0	0	3-3	0-0	0-0	-3
Nicolo Melli F	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-8
Dwight Powell F-C	4	0	2	1	1	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+1

LA Clippers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kawhi Leonard F	41	41	6	4	2	0	2	14-21	4-7	9-10	-7
Paul George F	40	28	12	6	1	0	2	12-22	1-7	3-3	-18
Reggie Jackson G	30	15	3	2	2	0	2	5-12	3-8	2-2	+3
Marcus Morris F	25	9	2	0	0	0	2	3-9	2-5	1-2	-12
Patrick Beverley G	23	3	0	3	1	1	0	1-4	1-3	0-0	-11
Ivica Zubac C	22	2	6	0	0	1	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	-16
Nicolas Batum F-G	19	9	3	1	1	0	0	3-5	2-3	1-1	+7
Rajon Rondo G	19	4	2	7	0	0	1	2-3	0-0	0-0	+13
Terance Mann G	15	8	5	0	0	0	1	3-5	0-0	2-2	+5
Serge Ibaka F-C	6	2	0	0	0	1	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	+6

🔬 Advanced Stats

Dallas MavericksTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Luka Doncic	Bench	38	39	60.8	44.8	+3.8	15.0
Tim Hardaway Jr.	Bench	38	28	79.9	23.0	+13.3	12.8
Kristaps Porzingis	Bench	32	20	77.6	19.1	+13.8	12.8
Maxi Kleber	Bench	34	13	94.5	9.2	+20.0	9.1
Jalen Brunson	Bench	17	9	60.5	21.6	-16.0	10.8
Josh Richardson	Bench	19	9	78.1	17.1	-25.6	9.9
Willie Cauley-Stein	Bench	15	6	100.0	8.1	-5.4	14.3
Dorian Finney-Smith	Bench	37	3	25.0	7.2	+20.9	2.0
Dwight Powell	Bench	4	0	0.0	0.0	+12.5	26.7
Nicolo Melli	Bench	6	0	0.0	8.3	-42.0	-2.9

LA ClippersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kawhi Leonard	Bench	41	41	80.7	30.3	-6.8	20.8
Paul George	Bench	40	28	60.0	27.8	-20.5	16.2
Reggie Jackson	Bench	30	15	58.2	22.4	+6.8	8.0
Nicolas Batum	Bench	19	9	82.7	10.9	+19.2	11.4
Marcus Morris	Bench	25	9	45.5	22.6	-24.0	-4.8
Terance Mann	Bench	15	8	68.0	21.2	+21.0	10.1
Rajon Rondo	Bench	19	4	66.7	8.5	+29.7	8.6
Patrick Beverley	Bench	23	3	37.5	8.3	-18.2	1.4
Ivica Zubac	Bench	22	2	50.0	7.5	-37.8	3.4
Serge Ibaka	Bench	6	2	100.0	16.7	+39.4	4.4