Los Angeles Clippers and Dalla Mavericks star in a spectacular duel in the first round of the NBA playoffs, in this case of the Western Conference. Clippers faces this duel as fourth classified and Dallas as fifth, so a priori it is the most even duel by seeds of the first round.
The Clippers have two world-class players like Kawhi Leonard and Paul George to try to lift the first ring in franchise history, since the season they lost in the semifinals of the Western Conference vs. Denver Nuggets by 4-3.
In the regular phase they have shown themselves as the fourth best team in the Western Conference with a record of 47 wins by 25 losses, where in the final stretch they have prioritized maintaining the health of certain players touched in order to achieve a better record.
Equality this season is maximum, since the vast majority of teams have suffered many injuries and quite a few players have gone through it. coronavirus, which makes these qualifiers seem very balanced.
Clippers part as a favorite before Mavericks, who have been able to take advantage of the plague of injuries that has suffered Los angeles lakers and with a great season he has catapulted himself to fifth place in the regular season. The Texans, with a record 42 wins by 30 losses, have finished tied with Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Lakers, which shows the great equality that exists.
Last season both teams met in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs, which was played in the Orlando bubble, which was carried out to guarantee the sanitary protocols on the occasion of the coronavirus pandemic.
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s won 4-2 and reached the semifinals of the Western Conference, where he yielded to Denver nuggets
Luka doncic lead to Dallas in the fight to advance in these playoffs and for this he will have to give the best of himself against the Clippers, one of the candidates to raise the NBA ring.
Los Angeles Clippers – Dallas Mavericks Series Game Schedule
Match 1, Saturday May 22, at 10:30 p.m.
Match 2, early morning from Tuesday 25 to Wednesday 26 May, at 4.30 am
Match 3, early morning from Friday 28 to Saturday 29 May, at 3.30 am
Match 4, early morning from Sunday 30 to Monday 31 May, at 3:30 am
Match 5, if necessary
Where to watch the games of the series between Los Angeles Clippers – Dallas Mavericks?
The games of the series can be seen through the dials Movistar Sports (53) and GO (8), platform Movistar Plus, although in this first round not all matches will be seen in Spain. You can follow all the information about the NBA series and playoffs by Mundo Deportivo website.