Luka Doncic put the finishing touches on his impressive hat-trick of 43 points, 17 rebounds and 13 assists with the winning three-point basket to the sound of the siren in overtime and the Dallas Mavericks tied their first-round streak at 2-2. facing the Los Angeles Clippers with a 135-133 victory in Game 4 on Sunday.
Clippers 133 – Mavericks 135 (Prolongation)
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Without his sidekick Kristaps Porzingis, who had an injured right knee, and despite an ankle injury suffered in the previous match, Doncic had one of the most impressive performances of his young career.
According to’Elias Sports Bureau, he is only the third player, after Oscar Robertson in 1963 and Charles Barkley in 1993, to have a game of at least 40 points, 15 rebounds and 10 playoff assists in NBA history.
He helped Dallas overcome a 21-point second-quarter deficit with a third quarter dominated 35-19 by the Mavericks in which they had a 16-0 streak. The Clippers then came back in force in the fourth quarter to force overtime.
In extra period, Marcus Morris gave the Clippers a 133-132 lead with a three-point shot from the corner with 9.6 seconds left before Doncic followed up with his fatal basket at the last second.
Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 25 and 21 points respectively for Dallas.
Kawhi Leonard had 32 points and nine rebounds for the Clippers and Lou Williams backed him up with 36 points from the bench.
Paul George struggled again, being limited to nine points and eight rebounds. He only managed three of his 14 shots, including only one in seven attempts from downtown.
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