LOS ANGELES – Luka Doncic scored 31 points and the Dallas Mavericks outshot the NBA’s leading team from 3-point range, beating the Los Angeles Clippers 113-102 on Saturday in Game 1 of the first-round playoff series.
Tim Hardaway Jr. added 21 points and Dorian Finney-Smith had 18 for the Mavs, who led most of the game. Doncic and Hardaway Jr.
made five 3-pointers each, and Finney-Smith had four to help Dallas shoot 47% from long-range. Kawhi Leonard had 26 points and 10 rebounds for the Clippers, and Paul George added 23 points.
But they were a combined 3 of 14 on 3-pointers and the Clippers shot 31% after leading the NBA at 41% during the regular season.