Overcoming the effects of a cervical strain, Luka Doncic scored 42 points and handed out 14 assists to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a huge 105-100 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night at STAPLES Center.
The Mavs now lead this best-of-seven series, 3-2., and can close it out at home on Friday night and move on to play the Utah Jazz in the second round of the playoffs. In the history of the NBA playoffs, when the series is tied 2-2, the winner of Game 5 is 174-37.
Also, the home team has lost the first five games in this series.