The Mavericks couldn’t hit a shot in the first half of Game 5. Besides Maxi Kleber, that is.
Maxi Kleber is ON FIRE from deep
— NBA (@NBA) May 2, 2024
3 triples for Kleber in the 1st half on TNT!#NBAPlayoffs presented by Google Pixel pic.twitter.com/JpKgwTH1bS
Kleber hit four threes in the first half, three more than the rest of the Mavericks combined. The big man made all four in the second quarter as Dallas took a 10-point lead into halftime.
While Kleber was doing damage from the outside, shooting 4-of-6, all from behind the arc, the other Dallas big men were hurting the Clippers inside. Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving combined for 10 first-half assists, and six of them led to dunks.
Luka lob ↗️ DJJ slam
— NBA (@NBA) May 2, 2024
LAC and DAL seek a 3-2 series lead on TNT pic.twitter.com/PJh9k7AweU
Luka finds Lively off the roll for the alley-oop jam on TNT #NBAPlayoffs presented by Google Pixel pic.twitter.com/XUUHxdls53
— NBA (@NBA) May 2, 2024
Getting scoring from their centers makes life much easier for Doncic and Irving, as the Mavericks have their eyes set on advancing to the second round.
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