The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Los Angeles Clippers, 127-114, in Game 2 of their Western Conference quarterfinal-round series on Wednesday night. The series is tied 1-1.

The Mavericks (1-1) came in hoping to have Kristaps Porzingis for a full game's worth of minutes after the big man was ejected early in the second half of Game 1 and also checked into the day battling knee soreness. Porzingis was indeed active and available for a normal workload, and he helped Dallas jump out to a 29-25 lead through the first 12 minutes. Coach Rick Carlisle's squad managed to add another point to their advantage going into halftime, and an additional eight in the third quarter. The Clippers (1-1) seemed to come alive for stretches in the final period and got as close as within 10 points with 2:29 remaining, but the Mavericks finished off the series-tying victory with key buckets from Porzingis and Luka Doncic.

Doncic worked around second-half four trouble to pace the Mavericks with 28 points, adding eight rebounds and seven assists. Porzingis followed with 23 points, complementing them with seven rebounds and one block. Tim Hardaway, Jr. furnished 17 points, three assists, two rebounds and one steal. Trey Burke totaled 16 points, three boards, two assists, two steals and one block. Seth Curry supplied 15 points, three rebounds and three assists. Boban Marjanovic registered 13 points, nine rebounds and one assist.

Kawhi Leonard paced the Clippers with 35 points, complementing them with 10 rebounds, two assists and one steal. Lou Williams poured in 23 points, supplementing them with seven assists, four rebounds and one steal. Paul George and Marcus Morris posted matching 14-point tallies while pulling down 10 and eight rebounds, respectively. However, George shot just 4-for-17 from the floor. Reggie Jackson filled in for the injured Patrick Beverley (calf) and delivered 11 points, four rebounds and one assist. Montrezl Harrell led the bench with 10 points over 22 minutes.

The two teams reconvene for Game 3 on Friday night in Orlando.