Harden 28+8, Doncic 26 11, the team history record was born, and Wei Shao went on a rampage to create a miracle

On April 22, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs Clippers hosted the Mavericks, and Leonard still couldn't play after all, obviously the pressure was left to Harden and George. Clippers starters: Harden + Mann + Coffey + George + Zubac, Mavericks starters: Doncic + Irving + Jones + Washington + Gafford

At the beginning of the game, Coffey hit a three-point shot, Doncic picked up a basket, George made a layup, Irving made a foul, Zubac ate cake, Washington scored three points, the two sides were deadlocked for a while, Mann, George and Zubac took turns to score, the Clippers gradually opened up the difference, and Doncic came back from a pause to stop the bleeding, and Zubac responded with a 2+ inside1, Wei Shao scored three points after the debut, at this time the Clippers led by 8 points, Kleber throws, Harden and Doncic soar three points, Lively hat Coffey, Harden blocks Hardaway Jr., Zubac throws, Harden three-point re-hit, the beard is really okay today, it's not over yet, Harden throws and continues to cut points, Irving makes two free throws, Harden hits a three-point shot, and the Clippers lead by 12 points at 34-22 in a single quarter.

Harden scored 11 points, 3 assists and 2 blocks in the first quarter, the Mavericks completely lost power in the second quarter, Wei Shao dunked with one arm, Doncic, Jones and Washington took turns to play iron outside, Powell tossed, Plumlee made up for the basket, the point difference is still expanding, the Mavericks are so iron that they can't see it, how to shoot how to iron, Washington made free throws and Irving made a layup to break the game, and the Clippers were not to be outdone, Harden responded with three points, George single-handedly Doncic successfully stealed, Harden made a three-point foul, and then continued to make 2+1, Zubac made a basket, and the score difference had come to 20+ at this time, The Mavericks didn't score for a long time, Doncic was blocked, Hardaway made free throws to stop the bleeding, Wei Shao dunked, Harden didn't score three points, Wei Shao made a layup, George pressed the whistle and hit the iron for three points, and the Clippers beat the Mavericks 56-30 at halftime.

Halftime statistics, Harden 20 points, 4 assists and 2 blocks, George 5 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Zubac 12 points and 10 boards, Coffey 3 points and 2 boards, Mann 2 points and 5 boards, Wei Shao 10 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals. On the Mavericks' side, Washington had 6 points and 2 boards, Irving had 6 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Doncic had 11 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists, Lively had 2 points and 4 boards, and Exum had 3 points.

Yibian fought again, Harden fired outside at the beginning, the difference was 29 points, Irving suddenly found his touch, he kept scoring, Gafford also dunked, Zubac threw and George three points to respond together, Irving is still cutting points continuously, the Clippers can't prevent him, simply fight with the Mavericks to attack, Coffey three points soared, and then George three points continued, the difference was still 29 points, Irving was crazy in this quarter, he has been cutting points, and Doncic is also recovering, but the difference is not narrowing, Zubac hooked his hand, Mann fired outside, the difference was 23 points, Doncic shot, Zubac made consecutive rebounds, Wei Shao assisted Mann dunk, Irving was still cutting points, Wei Shao assisted Powell to score three points in response, Mann continued to fire on the outside, and the Clippers beat the Mavericks 87-64 at halftime.

Irving scored 20 points in the third quarter, at the beginning of the final quarter, Washington scored three points, Plumlee was continuously covered inside, Hardaway made a layup to chase within 20 points, Wei Shaotian went down to the earth and hit a three-point shot to stop the bleeding, Doncic scored 5 points in a row, Lively made free throws, Coach Lu hurriedly shouted a timeout, and after coming back, George dunked with both hands, and then scored in the middle shot, the Clippers stabilized the situation, the Mavericks fought back tenaciously, Doncic and George scored three points, Mann scored three points, and the difference returned to 20+, The Mavericks did not give up, the players on both sides argued on the court, Doncic and Irving took turns to narrow the difference, but fortunately, Harden hit a three-point shot in time to stop the bleeding, George also hit both free throws, time was running out, the Mavericks took the lead in changing to the bench lineup, and finally the Clippers won 109-97 and refused to reverse.

The process of this game was really beyond our expectations, Leonard was absent, I didn't expect the Clippers to be so strong, they led the Mavericks 1-0 in the series after this game, and in addition to winning, the Clippers also had an unexpected gain, that is, they set a magical record, according to NBA big data statistics, the Clippers limited the Mavericks to only 30 points in the half, setting a new record for the fewest points conceded in a halftime in the playoffs in team history.

In terms of data, Harden scored 28 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 blocks on 8 of 17, 6 of 11 three-pointers, and 6 of 6 free throws. George finished with 22 points, six rebounds and three assists on 8-of-20 shooting, hitting 262 three-pointers in his career playoff season as he overtook Robert Horry to move to 15th in NBA history.

Zubac 20 points, 15 rebounds and 1 block, incarnated as Zunil, finished Gafford and Lively, and compared the inside scores in this game, the Clippers scored 36 points and the Mavericks scored 32 points. Mann had 13 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists, with a well-rounded offense and defense, and Coffey had 6 points and 3 rebounds. Wei Shao went out to create a miracle, contributing 13 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 4 turnovers, every time he scored, Wei Shao played passionately, which could improve the morale of the whole team, and Wei Shao also made contributions on the defensive end. Powell had five points and Plumlee had two points and five rebounds.

I have to say that the Clippers have really become the nemesis of the Mavericks, according to statistics, Doncic has averaged 35.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 10 assists per game against the Clippers in the last 6 playoff games, but has a record of 1 win and 5 losses. In addition, it is reported that it is still unknown whether Leonard can play in G2, but judging from G1, the Clippers must have played confidently, even if Xiaoka is absent from G2, the Clippers still have a good hope of winning.

As long as they win G2 again and wait until G3 Xiaoka returns, then the Clippers will basically be stable in this series. Mavericks stats: Doncic scored 33 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 turnovers on 11-of-26 shooting, Irving scored 31 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals on 10-of-18 shooting, including 20 points in the third quarter. Washington had 11 points, 7 rebounds and 2 steals, Gafford had 3 points and exited the game early, Hardaway had 6 points and 3 rebounds, and Kleber had 3 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. The Mavericks have fallen behind 0-1 in the series, and G2 will undoubtedly be a crucial battle, because it is uncertain when Xiaoka will come back.