Luka Doncic and James Harden received probably the most first-half buckets, however Terance Mann had the largest dunk.
Throughout Recreation 2 of the Western Convention first-round sequence in opposition to the Dallas Mavericks, the Clippers wing received an enormous putback dunk that electrified the Crypto.com Area crowd, in addition to announcer Ian Eagle, who declared, “That is a person’s jam … actually.”
Mann needed to take a backseat offensively this season, as Kawhi Leonard returned from damage, James Harden arrived by commerce and Russell Westbrook performed a full season with the Clippers. However he nonetheless began 71 of his 75 video games, enjoying at any time when and wherever the Clippers wanted him.
It was the work of function gamers like Mann that saved the Clippers inside 4 factors at halftime of Recreation 2. They matched Dallas’ two-headed monster of Doncic and Kyrie Irving by denying different Mavericks and holding them to 45 factors within the first half.
Even the most effective protection, although, cannot deny Irving, regardless of which hand he shoots with.
Los Angeles additionally compelled turnovers, with Leonard nabbing three first-half steals and taking pictures mid-range jumpers like he hadn’t been out for 3 weeks.
Dallas led by 4 on the half, then trailed by some extent to begin the fourth quarter. Down the stretch, it can want their function gamers to step up like Mann did or they will be trailing 2-0 within the sequence and thrilling Clippers tremendous fan Billy Crystal within the course of.
To paraphrase Mark Jackson: Hand down, Mann down.
