With their season on the line, the fourth-seeded LA Clippers overcame a seven-point deficit in the third quarter of Game 6 to stave off elimination, defeating the fifth-seeded Dallas Mavericks104-97. It marked the sixth time in six games the road team has won in this series.
Five-time All-Star Kawhi Leonard was unstoppable, tying his playoff career high with 45 points on 25 shots in 42 minutes. And the cervical strain that bothered Luka Doncic in games 3 and 4 did not appear to be lingering as he finished with a team-high 29 points.
Here are five things we gleaned from Game 6 that forced the greatest two words in sports: Game 7 (3:30 p.m. ET Sunday on ABC).
Published June 5, 2021, 2:19 PM
Kawhi Leonard of the LA Clippers dunks during the game against the Dallas Mavericks during Round 1, Game 6 of the 2021 NBA Playoffs on June 4, 2021 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Glenn James / NBAE / Getty Images / Getty Images via AFP)
Kawhi Leonard tied his postseason career high with 45 points as the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Dallas Mavericks 104-97 Friday to stave off elimination and force game seven in their Western Conference NBA series.
The Clippers kept their season alive by winning in front of an almost full house at Dallas’ American Airlines Center, marking the first time in NBA history that the road team has won the first six games in a best-of-seven series.