In the 110:104 against the Jazz on Monday (April 18, 2022, local time) Kleber came off the bench and scored a strong 25 points overall. The series is 1-1 after two games. A team needs four wins to progress. the mavericks played again without Luka Doncic.
Kleber supposedly already knew in the morning how the evening should go for him. “I’ll fly ten threesomes today”he said to a teammate, the Würzburger reported. “That was a hot hand, and if I’m open, then I like to throw more”said Kleber.
“He has to shoot because he can”
Kleber’s personal best in the NBA are 26 points in a game. In the playoffs he has never been better than 14 points in a game. Dirk also had eight threes in one game Nowitzki never made it into the playoffs.