Luka Doncic and Key Mavericks Players to Watch vs. the Clippers in NBA Playoffs | Game 6 - May 3

Minnesota's defensive effort in Game 2 was a transformative sight. In what appeared to be an effort to become one with their team name, they swarmed, smashed, hounded, snarled, took, and destroyed for 24 straight minutes to start the game. Not an inch of the court was safe.

Mavericks vs. Clippers: Players to Watch

Mavericks Key Players

Luka Doncic is averaging 33.9 points, 9.8 assists and 9.2 rebounds.

Kyrie Irving's numbers on the season are 25.6 points, 5 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game, shooting 49.7% from the field and 41.1% from beyond the arc, with an average of 3 made 3-pointers (ninth in NBA).

Daniel Gafford's numbers on the season are 11 points, 7.6 boards and 1.6 assists per game, shooting 72.5% from the floor (first in league).

P.J. Washington averages 12.9 points, 5.6 boards and 1.9 assists, shooting 43.6% from the field and 32% from downtown, with 1.8 made 3-pointers per contest.

Derrick Jones Jr. averages 8.6 points, 3.3 boards and 1 assists, shooting 48.3% from the field and 34.3% from beyond the arc, with 1.1 made treys per game.

Clippers Key Players

Paul George averages 22.6 points, 5.2 boards and 3.5 assists. He is also sinking 47.1% of his shots from the floor and 41.3% from 3-point range, with 3.3 triples per contest (sixth in league).

Harden averages 16.6 points, 5.1 boards and 8.5 assists. He is also sinking 42.8% of his shots from the field and 38.1% from 3-point range, with 2.6 triples per contest.

Ivica Zubac's numbers on the season are 11.7 points, 9.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. He is making 64.9% of his shots from the field (third in league).

Russell Westbrook's numbers on the season are 11.1 points, 5 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game. He is sinking 45.4% of his shots from the floor.

Norman Powell's numbers on the season are 13.9 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists per contest. He is sinking 48.6% of his shots from the field and 43.5% from beyond the arc (fifth in NBA), with an average of 2.2 treys.

Mavericks vs. Clippers Stat Insights

Dallas Key Stats

The Mavericks average 117.9 points per game (seventh in the league) while allowing 115.6 per contest (20th in the NBA). They have a +181 scoring differential overall and outscore opponents by 2.3 points per game.

Dallas falls short in the rebound battle by an average of 2.2 boards. It is recording 42.9 rebounds per game (21st in the league) compared to its opponents' 45.1 per contest.

The Mavericks make 14.6 three-pointers per game (third-most in the league), 1.5 more than their opponents (13.1). They are shooting 36.9% from deep (13th in the NBA) while allowing opponents to shoot 36.8%.

Dallas ranks eighth in the NBA with 115.2 points scored per 100 possessions, and 15th in the league defensively with 112.6 points conceded per 100 possessions.

Los Angeles Key Stats

The Clippers put up 115.6 points per game (12th in league) while allowing 112.3 per outing (10th in NBA). They have a +269 scoring differential and outscore opponents by 3.3 points per game.

The 43 rebounds per game Los Angeles accumulates rank 19th in the league. Their opponents pull down 42.2.

The Clippers knock down 12.6 three-pointers per game (15th in the league), while their opponents have made 12.9 on average.

Los Angeles averages 116.1 points per 100 possessions on offense (fifth in league), and allows 112.3 points per 100 possessions (12th in NBA).

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