Clippers win

Kawhi Leonard had 36 points to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 130-122 victory over the Dallas Mavericks, whose star Luka Doncic left late with a sprained ankle.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Kawhi Leonard had 36 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists, leading the Los Angeles Clippers to a 130-122 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night for a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference firstround series.

Luka Doncic had 13 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, but also limped off the court after spraining his left ankle in the third quarter. He returned to play a little of the fourth before checking out for good and going back to the locker room area.

The Clippers had been in control for a while by then, using a team-record 45-point second quarter to build a big lead. And when Dallas cut it to eight midway through the fourth quarter, Leonard responded with a three-pointer and left-handed dunk on consecutive Clippers’ possessions to restore a comfortable lead.

Landry Shamet had 18 points for the Clippers, who bounced back from their loss in Game 2 even though Paul George shot poorly again. Ivica Zubac added 15.

Kristaps Porzingis had 34 points and 13 rebounds for the Mavericks. Seth Curry and Tim Hardaway Jr. each added 22 points.

Doncic shot just 4 for 14 from the floor and 4 for 10 from the foul line.

George shot 3 for 16. He was just 4 for 17 in Game 2.

But Shamet, who totaled only two points in the first two games, picked up the slack. Game 4 is Sunday. Doncic was defending Leonard on a drive with about four minutes remaining in the third when his left ankle rolled and he fell to the court. He got up and tried to go toward the nearby Dallas bench but quickly went back down to the court again. He was then able to get back up and limp directly toward the locker room area.

He came back to the bench area a few minutes later and started the fourth quarter, but he wasn’t moving