Anticipation became concern when Doncic and Irving combined for four first-quarter points on 2-of-9 shooting and Doncic exited the court with a knee injury, but Doncic returned and ignited a D&D domination of the Clippers, 101-90, giving the Mavericks a 2-1 lead in this best-of-seven series.

Luka Doncic had 22 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, and the suddenly defensive-minded Dallas Mavericks took a chippy 101-90 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers for a 2-1 lead in their first-round series.

The skirmish came in the aftermath of a flagrant foul by Westbrook in the second quarter, in which he struck Mavericks forward Josh Green in the head during a dunk attempt. Russell Westbrook has been charged with a flagrant foul on Josh Green. #MFFL | @dallasmavs on @BallySports 📺 pic.twitter.com/rsMbvXcwti

Luka Doncic pulled up to Game 3 against the LA Clippers in a tricked-out Camero to tease his new Luka 3 sneaker.

Luka Doncic had 22 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists to help the Dallas Mavericks beat the visiting Los Angeles Clippers 101-90 in Game 3 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series Friday night.

Luka’s reputation on defense has grown steadily since March as the Mavs ranked second in defensive rating (107.3) among teams and Luka ranked first (102.5) among players (min. 750 possessions, 142 players) over the final month of the regular season.

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic has scored 976 points across his six-year NBA career, the third most through 30 playoff games in