Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic was on fire to start Game 3 of their playoffs series with the Los Angeles Clippers, so much so that Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant couldn't help but react.

Luka exploded right from the start with a personal 8-0 run to put the Mavs ahead in the crucial bout. It gave Dallas a 30-11 lead at one point before the Clippers clawed their way back when the Slovenian youngster sat on the bench.

The Mavs ended the first quarter with a three-point lead, 31-34, with Luka finishing the period with 11 points on top of three rebounds and four assists.

After the hot start, Morant took to Twitter to share his belief on how much Doncic hates the Clippers.

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For what it's worth, Ja Morant is not totally wrong. After all, it does look like Luka Doncic is on a revenge mission against the Clippers after the same LA squad punished the Mavs in the bubble playoffs last season.

The Clippers dispatched the Mavs in six tightly contested games in the 2020 postseason, and Luka certainly did not forget that. In Games 1 and 2 as Dallas took a 2-0 lead in this season's showdown, the 22-year-old guard was absolutely unstoppable and even recorded a 30-point triple-double in the opener.

Doncic has brought his game to another level this 2021 playoffs, and if the Clippers don't find a way to stop him from scoring and impacting the game, then it is safe to assume there is no chance for them to repeat their 2020 success against Dallas.