Luka Doncic。圖/獨行俠
快艇隊今天在自家主場面對獨行俠，球隊打出高昂氣勢，在沒有Kawhi Leonard情況下早早打爆對手，最後輕鬆的拿下首勝，根據獨行俠當地記者統計，自從Jason Kidd接任球隊以來，球隊連續四場季後賽首戰都輸球。
而攻下全隊最高分的Luka Doncic賽後也說：「我們是按照他（Kawhi）會出場比賽準備的，但這不應該改變我們的心態，他們擁有下一個人要站出來的心態，我覺得他們在場上執行得非常好。」
“We were prepared like he was gonna play. But that shouldn't change our mentality. Their mentality was next man up. I think they executed very well.”
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) April 21, 2024
Luka Doncic on how the Mavs preparation was affected by Kawhi Leonard being out for Game 1.
(via @TomerAzarly) pic.twitter.com/nPotcQtN6W
Irving則是表示：「這是一場心理戰，就像下棋一樣，比賽的水平很高，雙方你來我往。Leonard這樣的球員能對比賽產生很大的影響，他不打，心理上需要做一定調整，因為這意味快艇的其他球員肯定會站出來。」
Kyrie Irving on facing the Clippers without Kawhi Leonard:
— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) April 22, 2024
“It is a psychological game, playing chess, playing high-level combative game, competitive game. When someone like Kawhi who has a huge presence for their team isn't playing, there is a bit of an adjustment period… pic.twitter.com/mIVwasUbAa
