On December 21, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Clippers challenged the Mavericks away. The Clippers continued their hot form at one point, once establishing a 22-point lead, but then the Mavericks launched a counterattack, Hardy became a wonder soldier, caught up with the score in the second half, and fell into a tug-of-war in the final quarter, Harden hit two three-pointers, and then Leonard scored consecutive points to help the team seal the win. In the end, the Clippers defeated the Mavericks 120-111 and won nine in a row.
For this game, the Clippers are absent George, and the Mavericks Irving are absent. The two teams fell into a tug-of-war, but as the game progressed, the Mavericks gradually took the initiative, Doncic did not feel good, and the Clippers successfully opened up the difference, leading 35-22 in a single quarter. In the second quarter, the Clippers still took the initiative, once stretching the difference to 22 points, but after that, the Mavericks began to enter the state, Doncic scored consecutive points, and Hardaway Jr. hit two consecutive three-pointers at the last moment, and the Mavericks trailed the Clippers 56-67 at halftime.
In the second half, the Mavericks came up in a hot state, and soon caught up with the score, the momentum has come to their side, Hardy has become a wonder soldier, the outside can hit three points, the Clippers feel failed to continue, only 18 points in a single quarter, and only 2 points left to lead after the third quarter. In the final quarter, the two teams fell into a tug-of-war, Harden hit two three-pointers in a row, but Jones and Hardy responded, and then the two teams alternated leads, Leonard scored consecutive points at critical moments to re-establish the lead, and the Clippers defeated the Mavericks 120-111 to win nine in a row.
In this game, the Clippers blossomed more, and all seven players on the team scored double-doubles, still in George's absence. Even if they were caught up by the Mavericks in the end, they still withstood it, this time Leonard hit 30 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, Harden 17 points and 11 assists, and Wei Shao also had 10 points and 6 rebounds. Other players also had good performances, with Powell scoring 21 points, Coffey 12 and Zubac 12 points and 9 rebounds, each of whom was able to contribute and rejected the Mavericks' comeback.
The Mavericks are also a bit of a pity this time, they failed to withstand it at the last moment of the final quarter, and one Doncic is still not enough, and they still miss Irving. This time, Doncic scored 28 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, and Hardaway Jr. scored 21 points.