The opening weekend of the NBA playoffs brought frustrating starts for the Mavericks, Lakers and Suns superstars.
Luka Doncic's Mavericks got out to a dreadful start during a Game 1 loss to the Clippers on Sunday. LOS ANGELES — Luka Doncic, LeBron James and Kevin Durant exited the opening weekend of the NBA playoffs licking their wounds after double-digit defeats, forced to reckon with the fact that the squeeze is already on.
Worst of all, Dallas squandered a golden opportunity to take control with Clippers star Kawhi Leonard sidelined by a knee injury. Rather than pouncing on an undermanned opponent, the Mavericks looked unprepared for the postseason intensity, conceding 28 points to James Harden and 22 to Paul George.“It was my bad in the first half. I wasn’t aggressive enough. I need to stay aggressive and find the open man,” Doncic said. “ was definitely the X-factor — rebounding and scoring.
Doncic and the Mavericks were hardly alone in their misery. The Lakers suffered a 114-103 road loss to the Denver Nuggets on Saturday as Nikola Jokic turned in another brilliant showing with 32 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists. The Nuggets’ victory was their ninth straight against the Lakers, dating from. James, who had 27 points, six rebounds and eight assists, and all-star center Anthony Davis were productive, but they had no answers for big runs in the second and third quarters.
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