Dončić gets well, Mavericks take 3-2 series lead by smashing Clippers

LOS ANGELES – Luka Dončić might be fighting a knee sprain and an illness. But that was nothing compared to the world of hurt he put on the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. There was no denying the magnitude of Game 5 in the most hotly contested series of the first round of the NBA playoffs. The Mavericks played free and easy, rolled up a 25-point third-quarter lead and cruised to an impressive 123-93 smashing of the poor-shooting Clippers Wednesday night at Crypto.com Arena. Dončić allayed any fears that his knee or his respiratory system might give him problems....