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Night in the play of the young stars in the playoffs: Doncic breaks records again, Taitum "Superstar"

Luca once again made history and again did not attach importance to it, Taitum once again proved that he is a "special talent" and once again frustrated Philadelphia: the rising forces of the NBA take over the playoffs, worrying the contenders for the crown. Summary of the night

• Luka Doncic
• Jason Taitum

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The surprising opening of the NBA playoffs continues. After the losses of the Bucks and the Lakers, tonight (Wednesday-Thursday) another stumble was recorded by one of the contenders for the crown, as the Clippers lost 127: 114 to Dallas in a game that set 1: 1 in the series.

Kwai Leonard stood out with 35 points and 10 rebounds, but Dallas once again looked like a worthy rival to the Clippers, again largely thanks to Luca Doncic. The Slovenian prodigy continues to break records: tonight he recorded another impressive stat line with 28 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists in just 28 minutes, and once again made little history - overall, in his first two playoff career appearances Luca added 70 points, the most For an NBA player since George Miken in 1949. Following him on the list of best shots in their first two playoff games are Karim Abdul Jabbar (69), Chris Paul (67) and Dr. J. (66).

"These are just statistics. They are impressive, but that's not what keeps me busy. The thing that makes me most happy is that we won," Doncic was modest when responding to his new record. It was Doncic's debut in the playoffs, and he hopes it's a sign of things to come - not just in the future, but also in the current playoffs.

"We won one, we have three more left," he said, explaining why he believes the Mabs are capable of beating the Clippers in the series. "If I did not believe, I would not go up to play. I think we have what it takes to fight them. For every series and every game we go up with the goal of winning, believing in our abilities. There is no reason not to believe it is possible."

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Tonight Doncic's friends also gave him good reasons to believe it could happen. Luca ran into an offense problem, but even after committing the fifth offense and being sidelined for seven minutes, the Mavericks maintained a double-digit advantage. In all, the Mavericks bench players scored 47 points, 10 more than the Clippers bench that in the regular season led the NBA in points. "For the first 15 seconds after I got off the bench I was frustrated, but then I focused on supporting my friends. They did a great job. It's hard for me to be on the bench because I want to help on the pitch, but we won and that's a great feeling. If I hadn't done the fifth offense "Maybe we would not have won."

Kristaps Forzingis was one of the main reasons for the victory. The controversial Latvian chin in Game 1, came back and finished with 23 points and 7 rebounds. He too, like Doncic, believes that winning a series is not a far-fetched script. "Already after the first game we felt it was possible. We were close, we stayed close, and they only won in the last minutes. We came ready for this game."

On the other hand, the Clippers are trying to figure out what is not working yet. A large portion of the commentators marked the Clippers as favorites to win the championship, and only on Tuesday did TNT commentator Greg Anthony declare that "the Clippers have the best roster in the NBA, and by a fairly large margin." But tonight it would not have looked like that - neither at the star level nor at depth. "The reason we didn't come back to this game is them. They scored big shots at just the right time, just when we started our own runs," Kwai Leonard analyzed.

Lou Williams admits that "Dallas played harder. They were hungrier, they wanted to take a game from us. Now we have to raise the intensity again."

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Aside from Doncic and Dallas, it was also the night of Jason Taitum and Boston. The Celtics climbed to a 0-2 lead over Philadelphia with a light 101: 128, with Tatum completely forgetting the absence of the injured Gordon Hayward, who will be out for the next few weeks. With or without Hayward, Taitum seems at its peak. After setting a personal best in the playoffs with 32 points in Game 1, tonight he improved his record by one point, finishing with 33 points including eight threes from 12 attempts, 5 rebounds and 5 assists - all in just 31 minutes. In the minutes he was on the field, Boston defeated Philly by 29 points.

"He's killing us. We have to find a way to get the ball out of his hands," Joel Ambid admitted. "We have to make adjustments. Something has to change. What it does to us ... it feels too easy."

But Boston is far from surprised. "The ability he displays is something we are already building on, something we expect from it. There is nothing new here," Kamba Walker said. "He's a superstar, period. He shows every day, every game. He reads the game correctly, he's a special talent."

Anes Canter also praised Taitum and said "he is incredible. There are no words. He contributes so much to us, not only on the pitch but also in leadership. When he is on the pitch, we enjoy. He makes us better and improves everyone who plays around him. That's what makes a really special talent. "

Philadelphia, on the other hand, and Joel Ambide are beginning to feel the end. The center finished with 34 points and 10 rebounds in 34 minutes, but did not get enough help from his teammates, with Tobias Harris settling for 13 points with 4 of 15 from the field, and Al Horford issuing just 4 points in 23 minutes.

"We're in a bubble. Obviously if the series had moved to Philadelphia now, it would have been a different story," Ambide said. "I don't think we could have lost like that in front of an audience, and I'm pretty sure we could have gone back to this series."

Sixers coach Brett Brown claims the mental laxity was due to the hard shots the Celtics scored. "When you get crazy shots, it's pretty discouraging," he said. "I'm not trying to scold anyone for his effort. I think our guys did their best. But Jason Taitum was hot."

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