Doncic drops 45, misses game-winner, and continues trash-talk saga with Mann / News - Basketnews.com

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Reggie Jackson scored 24 points and Terance Mann added a season-high 21 as the visiting Los Angeles Clippers (28-30) withstood a fourth-quarter barrage by Luka Doncic for a 99-97 (26-23, 22-26, 19-21, 30-29) win over the Dallas Mavericks (33-24) on Saturday.

Player of the Game EFF 23 Reggie Jackson Points 24 Accuracy 10-21 Rebounds 5 Assists 8

Doncic finished with 45 points, 15 rebounds, and eight assists after scoring 23 points in the fourth quarter, including 19 straight to end the game.

Doncic scored with eight seconds left to cut the Clippers' lead to 98-97 before Jackson made one of two foul shots with 3.4 seconds left. Los Angeles escaped with the win after Doncic's shot from 35 feet out missed the mark.

The game got heated with 3:30 left to play in the fourth period. Luka Doncic and Terance Mann got into a trash-talk fight and had to be separated by their teammates.

Those two have a history between themselves, as Doncic got a technical foul for taunting Mann after a basket a couple of months ago.

Marcus Morris Sr. scored 20 points and Amir Coffey 11 for the Clippers, who snapped a three-game losing streak and avenged a 112-105 loss to the Mavericks on Thursday.

Clippers center Ivica Zubac tallied 11 points, 10 rebounds, and a season-high six assists in a game that featured 14 lead changes.

Jalen Brunson scored 22 points and Reggie Bullock added 17 for the Mavericks, whose four-game winning streak came to an end.

The Clippers led by 10 early in the fourth quarter before Dallas battled back and cut the deficit to 92-89 on Doncic's 3-pointer with 1:38 remaining. After Jackson responded with four straight points, Dallas pulled within 97-92 when Doncic scored with 1:07 left.

Los Angeles clearly focused on slowing down Doncic, who scored 28 of his career-high 51 points in the first quarter in Dallas' victory on Thursday.

The strategy worked early as Doncic was held to nine points on a 3-of-9 shooting in the opening quarter. Dallas led 26-23 after the Clippers missed nine of their first 11 attempts from beyond the arc.

Coffey scored nine points in the second quarter for Los Angeles, which carried a 49-48 lead into halftime. Dallas committed seven turnovers in the third quarter and trailed 70-67 after the Clippers ended the period on a 9-3 run.

Mann grabbed nine rebounds starting in place of Norman Powell (left big toe). Tempers flared between Mann and Doncic in the fourth quarter and double technicals were assessed with 3:30 left.

Dallas played without Spencer Dinwiddie and Davis Bertans, who were acquired from the Washington Wizards for Kristaps Porzingis at Thursday's trade deadline.

Mavericks: Luka Doncic 45 (15 REB, 8 AST), Jalen Brunson 22, Reggie Bullock 17.

Clippers: Reggie Jackson 24 (5 REB, 8 AST), Terance Mann 21 (9 REB), Marcus Morris 20, Amir Coffey 11 (5 REB), Ivica Zubac 11 (10 REB, 6 AST).

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