By all accounts, the L.A. Clippers are destined for a spot in the Western Conference Finals. With two of the best players in the league on their team, and a strong supporting cast to match, it has been hard to imagine anyone overtaking them in a 7-game series.
But in the first half of game one of the very first round, there are signs that the road to the title is going to be a lot harder than anyone imagined.
After taking a 16 point lead, the Luka-led Mavericks came roaring back to take a 14-point lead following an astonishing 48-18 run. Win or lose, it doesn’t seem as though Dallas is going to make things easy for the Clips. And on Twitter, the internet was going crazy with reactions.
Clippers are falling apart they what was a 16 point lead is now a 14 point deficit.
— GoodGuysBets (@goodguysbet) August 18, 2020
https://twitter.com/NoahSummers5/status/1295541196098613248
Mavs just went on a 48-18 run on the Clippers… pic.twitter.com/li9lpNOUYH
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 18, 2020
Mavs are running it up on the Clippers 😲
— Fadeaway World (@FadeawayWorld) August 18, 2020
Dallas is the first team since 1996-97 to trail by 15 and lead at the end of first quarter of a playoff game according to ESPN Stats and Info.
— Ohm Youngmisuk (@NotoriousOHM) August 18, 2020
Nothing is less secure than a lead in the NBA
— Fadeaway World (@FadeawayWorld) August 18, 2020
KP had Kawhi slippin 😳
(via @dallasmavs)pic.twitter.com/oR4XcwkMKx
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 18, 2020
It should be noted that the Mavs’ lead didn’t last for very long, either. By half-time, both teams were tied up with a score of 69-66.
No doubt, this is shaping up to be one of the most exciting first-round series of the postseason. And, by the looks of it so far, it really could be anyone’s to win.
