【2021/6/25】
Clippers 106 [win] 92 Suns
★Terance Mann｜12 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists
【2021/6/19】
Clippers 131 [win] 119 Jazz
★Terance Mann｜39 points, 2 rebounds, 9-14 three-pointers
All unfavorable factors seemed to hang over the Clippers. Jazz main force Mike Conley returned, and Kawhi Leonard still couldn't play in this game. In the first half of Game 6, the Jazz fell behind by more than 28 points indiscriminately. It doesn't matter, the Clippers have their savior, Terance Mann.
Scoring 13 points in the previous game was a surprise. In the first half of this game, players including Paul George were struggling. Mann's outside shooting and multiple second-wave rebounds were the only points that kept the Clippers alive, including one in Rudy Gobert dunks on his head. However, the Jazz led by 25 points in the first half after Donovan Mitchell scored 23 points in the first half and Jordan Clarkson came off the bench to score 21 points in the second quarter.
Mann seemed to be the only one on the Clippers who hadn't given up the game yet. He struggled in the penalty area many times in the first half and scored the team's highest 14 points despite Gobert being unable to deal with him.
In the second half, the Clippers seemed to cheer up a little, but the point difference was always around 15 points. At this time, Mann jumped out of the fast break and scored 20 points in a single quarter from outside. His hard work gradually infected other players and started to join the battle. In the fourth quarter, the Jazz's old problem of stalling out occurred again, and the Clippers' experienced players came back to their senses under the guidance of Mann, including two important outside shots by Patrick Beverly, George's mid-range shot, and Reggie Jackson's outside shots and breakthroughs, leading the Clippers to complete a great comeback. Reached the first conference championship game in team history in 50 years. At the same time, the Clippers are also the first team in history to reverse and advance after falling behind 0-2 in two consecutive series.
At the end of the game, head coach Lue finally took Mann off the field, allowing him to enjoy the cheers of the audience. George also said in the post-game interview that he was the hero of this battle, turning from a small person to a miracle player. Although at the end of the 2019 draft After being drafted, Mann scored 39 points in this game, breaking his own high score of 30 points in college and 25 points in the NBA regular season. Mann is definitely the biggest surprise in the league in this playoffs.
