Surely, this was the night when normalcy would return.
A home team was finally going to break through, emerge victorious and the Dallas Mavericks would win their first playoff series since 2011.
Nope.
The chaos continued Friday night. Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers fought through an ear-splitting crowd and a strong effort by the Mavericks to pull out a 104-97 victory at American Airlines Center.
The Clippers won for the third time at AAC, just as the Mavericks have won three times at Staples Center in LA.
They’ll have to do it again on Sunday (2:30 p.