Dallas Mavericks Luka Doncic Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
The Dallas Mavericks kicked off the 2021 NBA Playoffs on May 22 as they topped the favored LA Clippers 113-103 in Game 1. It promised to be a tense series with plenty of excitement, and the opener did not disappoint.
Luka Doncic went off against the Clippers again. It did not top his 42-point triple-double in Game 4 of the 2020 series, but he was outstanding. LA threw multiple defenders at him in the fourth quarter to slow him down, but the 22-year-old superstar still finished with 31 points, ten rebounds, 11 assists, one steal, and two blocks.