Anticipation became concern when Doncic and Irving combined for four first-quarter points on 2-of-9 shooting and Doncic exited the court with a knee injury, but Doncic returned and ignited a D&D domination of the Clippers, 101-90, giving the Mavericks a 2-1 lead in this best-of-7 series.

Kyrie Irving is healthy and publicly free of drama heading into his first playoff game with co-star Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks.

Critics have called Kyrie Irving a "chaos agent" and "locker room cancer," now the Mavericks' guard could be the key to a deep playoff run.