Clippers All-Star Kawhi Leonard seemed less than pleased with Reggie Jackson's blunder in the closing seconds of the third quarter of Tuesday night's playoff matchup against the Dallas Mavericks.

With roughly 12 seconds remaining in the frame, Kawhi came up with a steal from Mavs big man Boban Marjanovic near the top of the key. Leonard pushed the ball to the other end of the court, then offloaded a pass to Jackson, who proceeded to fumble the ball out of bounds as he drove to the hoop.

The Clippers were leading by a healthy margin at the time (111-86), so Jackson's turnover didn't matter all that much. Still, Kawhi seemed to be a bit annoyed. One twitter user translated his on-court reaction as “I didn't give the ball up for that sh**.” Whether or not this is actually what Leonard said is not clear.

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The Twitterverse had a field day with Jackson's turnover:

Despite Jackson's blooper in the third quarter, the Clippers ran away with Game 5 (154-111) to take a 3-2 series lead. Paul George led LA in scoring with 35 points, while Leonard added 32. It's worth noting that Dallas was without the services of big man Kristaps Porzingis due to right knee soreness.

Thursday's pivotal Game 6 matchup is scheduled to tip inside the NBA's bubble complex at 9:00 p.m. ET. ESPN will have live broadcast coverage. Will the Clippers advance to the second round, or will the Mavs live to fight another day?