Luka Versus Clippers PT III!

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        The Dallas Mavericks and the Los Angeles Clippers will face off in the first-round of the playoffs for the third time in five years. The first match up was in the 2020 bubble, Luka's second year in the league and his first playoff appearance. Luka had a couple historic performances in that series, very impressive for someone making the playoffs for the first time but it wasn't enough against Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and the Clippers who won the series in six games. Crazy enough, they would face each other again the following year in the postseason. 



        In the 2021 postseason, the Mavericks and Clippers faced off again for the second straight year. This series went all the way to seven games but what's unique is in the first six games of the series the visiting team won. That streak broke at game seven, in Los Angeles, the Clippers won the game to close out the series and advance. Luka was still putting up historic numbers despite failing to get past the first-round in his second straight postseason. 



        This year, the Mavericks and Clippers will face off in the first-round again but both teams look completely different since 2021. The Clippers have added two superstars in James Harden and Russell Westbrook meanwhile the Mavericks added a superstar of their own in Kyrie Irving and have improved significantly on the defensive end. This will be a fun first-round series and unlike the first two times Luka has great help around him. This is a series that can potentially go all the way down to a game seven.
Location: Miami, FL, USA

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