Los Angeles Clippers worked hard to stay alive in the playoffs by taking down Dallas Mavericks in Game 7 by 126-111 at home. Clippers took the lead with 4-3 and eliminated Mavs to advance to the second round of the NBA playoffs. Kawhi Leonard scored 28 points, 10 rebounds, and nine assists with Marcus Morris scoring 23 points and Paul George complimenting with 22 and10 assists for the fourth-seeded Clippers to take match 46-point performance from Mavericks star Luka Doncic.
Clippers would face top-seeded Utah Jazz next in the salt Lake City on Tuesday. Taking down Doncic was a tough task who also added 14 assists and seven rebounds in front of 7,300 fans at Staples Center. In other match, Atlanta Hawks took down Sixers by 128-124 to lead 1-0 in the second-round series.