The Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Clippers were locked in arguably the most entertaining game of the day, with the Clippers jumping out to an early 16-point lead only to give it back up to the Mavericks in what was a back-and-forth contest in the 2-7 match-up in the Western Conference first round. And in the third quarter, the tenor of the game changed significantly as Kristaps Porzingis was ejected for his second technical on a double-tech with Marcus Morris.
Porzingis’ first technical was already questionable and with quick technical fouls having become a trend so far in the NBA Bubble, the ejection in the middle of a great game bothered LeBron James, among others.
Man that was BOGUS AS HELL MAN!!!!! Cmon man. 🤦🏾♂️
— LeBron James (@KingJames) August 18, 2020
A scrum broke out after this play between Luka and Marcus Morris. pic.twitter.com/41gZIGsGCp
— ESPN (@espn) August 18, 2020
Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki said that ejection was “soft.”
That ejection is super soft…
— Dirk Nowitzki (@swish41) August 18, 2020
Mavericks aren’t done, with plenty of time left to go in the game, but if they are able to pull this game out without Porzingis, it will be quite a bit of a shocker.
