At the 1:13 mark of the first quarter, Clippers guard Terrance Mann connected on a shot to give Los Angeles a 33-22 lead over the Dallas Mavericks. The duo of James Harden and Kawhi Leonard (26 points in the period) had shredded Dallas’ defense all quarter and Mann’s bucket restored a double-digit lead for LA.
Then, Kyrie went on a personal 8-0 run to end the quarter. When the second quarter began, Dante Exum converted his layup attempt to make it 10 straight points for the Mavericks. Dereck Lively II chipped in a few baskets, Derrick Jones. Jr contributed, Luka Donu010diu0107 did Luka Donu010diu0107 things and almost in the blink of an eye, Dallas had a 54-35 lead.