AFTER DELIVERING A triple-double in the series opener, Luka Doncic put down 39 points in Game 2 to silence a half-capacity Staples Center crowd and hammer a refrain: The LA Clippers had no answer.
As the Dallas Mavericks packed a 2-0 lead into their bags to return home, Clippers players lingered in the locker room for an hour and a half. One by one, Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, Rajon Rondo, Nicolas Batum, Serge Ibaka, Marcus Morris Sr. and others all took turns talking basketball, figuring out how to keep the season alive.