Luka Doncic and Defensive-Minded Mavs Take a Chippy 101–90 Win Over Clippers for 2–1 Series Lead

Los Angeles Clippers' James Harden (1) works around Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving during the first half of Game 3 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series in Dallas on April 26, 2024. Tony Gutierrez/AP Photo

DALLAS—Luka Doncic called out to his coaches during a flurry of 3-pointers from James Harden.

The Mavericks superstar and NBA scoring champion wanted to defend the star guard of the Los Angeles Clippers.