The Clippers Mavericks ushered in the battle of the kings, and in the whole game, Doncic made 14 of 26 and got 35 points, 10 assists and 7 rebounds, breaking the record. George finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds on 4-of-13 shooting.
Doncic revealed before the game that he had recently been sick and that he had been sick for almost a week, and he was surprised why the illness had lasted so long, and he had been taking medication without any help. Doncic also admitted that he probably wouldn't have played if it had been a regular season game.
However, this is the playoffs, and the Mavericks can't do without Doncic. In the previous four playoff games, Doncic played an average of 43.3 minutes per game, scoring 29.0 points, 9.8 rebounds, 8.5 assists and 1.0 steals.
The more crucial the game, the more it can test a star's ability to play hard. In this Tianwang Mountain, Doncic, who played with illness, can be said to have made George lose face.
In the first half, George hit 2 of 6 and got 7 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, which was quite stretched. On the other hand, Doncic, although he didn't feel good about three-point shooting in the first half, still performed very comprehensively, he played 20 minutes and 49 seconds in the first half, shot 7 of 15 (0 of 5 three-pointers, 1 of 1 free throws), and contributed 15 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal.
Coming back in the second half, Doncic scored back-to-back points to help the Mavericks open up a 20-point gap. In the fourth quarter, the game went into garbage time early.
In this battle, Doncic set a record:
1. He scored 1,000 points in the playoffs, and he achieved this feat in just 32 games, tied with Egin Baylor for the third-fastest time in history (behind Jordan's 28 games and Chamberlain's 29 games).
2. In the playoffs, 16 consecutive away games of 20+, the first in history, surpassed Jordan.
3. The 4th playoffs are 35+10, tied for fifth in history.