For most of the first quarter, the Mavericks and Lakers were playing pretty even basketball. Both teams came out looking a little slow and the game looked like it was shaping up to be a semi-boring one. But the Mavericks upped the energy level toward the end of the quarter thanks to two big plays that came within 90 seconds of one another.
Play #1: Luka Doncic-Maxi Kleber Alley-Oop
This play started with Luka getting matched up with LeBron James in transition. LeBron slowed things down and tried to bring Luka into the post, but Luka outsmarted LeBron by combining the pull-the-chair move with the wrap-around-poke move, ultimately winning the possession.