Doncic Clippers LA's wings, as Mavs tie series

Luka Doncic had 32 points and nine assists and Kyrie Irving added a further 23, as the Dallas Mavericks got the best of the Los Angeles Clippers 96-93 in Game 2 on Tuesday to even their first-round playoff series.

PJ Washington scored 18 points and Derrick Jones Jr had 10 as the Mavericks recovered from a double-digit defeat in Game 1 on Sunday, when they trailed by as many as 29 points and scored just 30 in the first half.

Doncic and Irving combined to go 19 of 44 (43.2 percent) in the game, after struggling in the decisive first half of Game 1, when they combined to shoot just 5 of 19 (26.3 percent).