The biggest takeaways from the 2021 Dallas Mavericks exit interviews

According to ESPN's Tim MacMahon, Kristaps Porzingis "has been frustrated, often feeling more like an afterthought than a co-star as Doncic dominates the ball and the spotlight."

Let's talk about what went wrong and where we go from here

Well home court clearly means nothing in this series as the road team has taken all SIX games thus far. Luckily, the Mavs will get one more crack at vanquishing the beast and advancing to the second round on Sunday afternoon.

The Dallas Mavericks have an opportunity to close out the Los Angeles Clippers at home tonight in a crucial Game 6. A win would mark Dallas's first playoff series win since the 2011 NBA Finals. A loss would mean returning to the Staples Center for a Game 7. While Dallas is a perfect 5-0 at the Staples Center in post-season contests, the prospect of facing Kawhi Leonard and Paul George in a Game 7 on the road does not inspire much confidence. Best to close this thing out TONIGHT.

Let's talk about it.

The Mavs came out throwing haymakers but LA weathered the storm and then controlled the game on its way to a 118-108 victory at the AAC.

The Dallas Mavericks didn't just go to LA and win, they took BOTH GAMES in the Staples Center, pushing the favored Clippers into a must-win Game 3 as the series heads to Dallas.

The Dallas Mavericks are matching up again with the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2021 playoffs. Will it be anything like last year though?

It didn't work out exactly how we hoped it would but the Dallas Mavericks are the Western Conference's 5-seed in this year's NBA Playoffs. Their reward? A rematch with an improved Los Angeles Clippers squad who were it not for an intentional tank-job the final two regular-season games would've been the 3-seed.