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Porziņģis scored 14 points in the first match of the National Basketball Association (NBA) elimination tournament on Monday and was only expelled from the hall while his Dallas Mavericks suffered a loss.
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The Mavericks conceded in the first game of the Orlando tournament with a score of 110: 118 (38:34, 31:32, 13:21, 28:31) in the Los Angeles CIippers and took the 0-1 lead to four wins in the Western Conference quarter-finals.
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In the middle of the first quarter, Porziņģis blocked Paul George, but the judges recorded a foul. Latvian basketball showed dissatisfaction and was given a technical note.
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In the third minute of the second half, Luka Dončičs clashed with Markus Morris, Porziņģis threw himself to defend a team member and pushed the opponent. The referees assessed this action with a second technical note, which meant that Porziņģis had ended the game.
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“I saw him [Morisu] we face Dončič, and I didn’t like it, so I reacted. It was smart on their part, but I have to be even smarter and control my emotions, “said Porziņģis after the game at the press conference, who believes that he did not deserve a technical note in the second situation.
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“The referees watched the replay and did what they had to do. The game might have moved on to another bed. But what happened, it happened – nothing can be changed anymore. I will come to two technical remarks: a strange situation, but I will try not to repeat it, “explained the Latvian basketball player.
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He made no secret of the fact that several Clippers players had provoked the Mavericks team during the match.
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“It should have been smarter, because I had already made one technical note. At that moment, something didn’t come to mind. I wasn’t in that situation and they managed to get the desired reaction from me. I have to learn from what happened and move on. We can’t afford to “You can learn from such mistakes only in real game situations,” concluded Porziņģis.
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Mavericks star Donchic scored 42 points in the playoff debut, breaking Karim Abduljabar’s record by six points.
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“Luka was Luka again, making another record in history. But I know that it doesn’t mean much to him if the team has not won. Now we are looking towards the next game,” said Porziņģis.
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Video: The ringed man is expelled from the game
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The second game in the series will take place on Wednesday.
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NBA teams played eight matches before the playoffs to determine the final place distribution before the playoffs began. The Mavericks finished seventh in the Western Conference, while the Clippers finished second.
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