Although they fell behind the Los Angeles Clippers by 16 points early in the game, the Dallas Mavericks settled down and were feeling pretty good about themselves.
Then the worst possible thing that could happen to the Mavs, happened. And it wasn’t good.
With 9:01 remaining in the third quarter, Kristaps Porzingis miraculously picked up his second technical foul and was automatically ejected from the game. At the time, the Mavs were ahead by five points in a game they eventually lost, 118-110, in Game 1 of this best-of-seven first-round playoff series on Monday night at AdventHealth Arena inside the bubble in Orlando.