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Luka Doncic lifts Dallas Mavericks to 3-2 lead, says he 'could have played way better'

Luka Doncic posted another historic statistical line to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 105-100 win over the LA Clippers in Wednesday night's pivotal Game 5, but he didn't impress himself.

"I could have played way better," Doncic said after his 42-point, eight-rebound, 14-assist performance. "I missed a lot of shots, some layups that I should make. But it wasn't just me, man. It was the whole team, the energy."

Doncic singled out role players Dorian Finney-Smith and Dwight Powell for making the kind of contributions that don't show up in the box score.