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A part of Los Angeles breathes . The Clippers avoided the debacle that would have meant losing in the first round of Playoffs and eliminated Luka Doncic’s Dallas Mavericks , winning a historic set 7 (126 – 111) . The Angelenos scored 20 triple baskets , becoming the .
The @ LAClippers ’20 threes today were the most in a Game 7 in @ NBAHistory . ( @ EliasSports ) pic.twitter.com/VnWY6l6FKP
– NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) June 6, 2021
The triples by LA Clippers were distributed from as follows:
Terance Mann: 2/3 in triples.
With his performance from long distance, Marcus Morris equalized a Stephen Curry brand that to this day was unique: score 7 triples in a game 7 .
With this triple, Marcus Morris Sr. joins Steph Curry as the only players in GAME 7 HISTORY to hit 7 threes! # NBAPlayoffs # ThatsGame
WIN or GO HOME GAME 7 on ABC pic.twitter.com/Dzfwy8cnTo
– NBA (@NBA) June 6, 2021
Total, the Clippers scored 27 triple of the 43 attempts that accumulated . A 46. 5% accuracy. There he laid the key to overcome Dallas, who could only score / 36 baskets of three (27. 8%).
The Slovenian, a star of the Dallas Mavericks, did everything in his power to take the victory that gave his team the classification. Totalized 46 points, 14 assists and 7 rebounds.
However, after a first half in which he added 29 points, his face was totally different in the second half. Weariness took its toll. And he stopped being effective with the ball in his hands: he had losses and took forced shots.
Exhausted by a first half at the height of very few, he ran out of gasoline when it was most needed. Also, that his two main offensive assists – Hardaway Jr. and Porzingis – scored just a triple in 14 tries, it didn’t help at all.
The LA players congratulated him and emphatically recognized his effort at the end of the game, in a show of respect that will not be enough for Doncic, but that tells us at what point is as a player.
Great series, @ dallasmavs . 🤝 pic. twitter.com/HQ50 ckMI6M
– LA Clippers (@LAClippers) June 6, 2021
Utah Jazz is Los Angeles’ next hurdle on their way to their first title. The Jazz finished leading the Western Conference, and had no problem dispatching Memphis (4-1) in the first round.
The Clippers lifted a heavy weight from on. Dallas complicated them into with a series of 6 games. And this year they were even closer to eliminating them. The mission is to capitalize on this hard-working first round win to a solid performance henceforth.
Without the Lakers in the way , those led by Tyronn Lue have an optimal stage to transcend at least until the NBA Finals . But we all know what the goal of the second Los Angeles team is: to get the Larry O’Brien trophy.
THE CLIPPERS WIN GAME 7!
They’ll face Utah in West Semis, starting Tuesday at 10 PM ET on TNT. # NBAPlayoffs # ThatsGame pic.twitter.com/sRL51 gz8zz
– NBA (@NBA) June 6, 2021
