The Clippers beat the Mavericks 109-97: Harden and Wei Shao began to be replaced, and the "combination" of the two brothers ended

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109-97, the Clippers beat the Mavericks to get the series off to a good start, the most critical point to win, Harden and Wei Shao began to replace, and the two brothers finally ended together.

Harden led the team to victory with 28+2+8+2

In the playoffs, the stage of superstars, one of the main reasons why the Clippers are favored by everyone, Leonard, George, Harden and Westbrook, they have the Big Four, even if Leonard is absent, they still have three 75-level players, and the Mavericks, only Doncic and Irving combined, the difference formed, the 22-8 offensive and defensive flow in the second quarter is a true portrayal.

First, Harden Wei began to replace less.

The 12-point difference of 34-22 in the first quarter was not enough to overwhelm the Mavericks, but the second quarter could be fought again, because the team had the Big Three, Lu Gui replaced Harden and George with Wei Shao, the effect:

Wei Shao defended back, and George made two fouls

Wei Shao came up with a dunk, Powell hit a mid-range, and after Plumlee made a basket, as we saw in the picture, Wei Shao made a one-on-one steal of Doncic.

Wei Shao defended Washington with a counterattack

Plumlee's basket was hit by Jones' big hat, Washington counterattacked, Wei Shao even pressed down with the ball, PJ was a little unconvinced?

Wei Shao made two fouls on Washington

Wei Shao came back and forcibly returned the two foul free throws that PJ had just completed. It is true that during the period when Wei Shao replaced Harden, the team did not play a gorgeous offense, but it still fixed the score at 41-24 with a 7-2 small climax, opening up a 17-point gap, and more importantly, Harden rested for 5 minutes, the effect:

Second, Harden hit a 9-point burst in a row.

As long as his feet are strong and his hands are online, Harden can still return to "Rocket Deng" mode, as evidenced by 11 points in the first quarter, so when Wei Shao gave him enough time to recharge, and then came back?

Harden 3-pointer

The Mavericks pressed the Clippers' offense to nearly 24 seconds into the foul, and Harden arced for a three-pointer.

Harden made three fouls at the buzzer

The team's offensive tactics didn't come out, and Harden held the ball at the top of the arc to face Kleber's heads-up, resulting in three fouls and three free throws.

Harden 2+1

Semi-conversion offense, facing Hardaway Jr., Harden continued to go heads-up 2+1, helping the team 50-28 has established a 22-point advantage.

Note that when Harden kills the Quartet, the reason why the Mavericks can't respond, such as the above two pictures, Doncic and Irving have to rest, and in single-core mode, they are hard to beat with two fists.

3. Ascending coalescence.

And when George went off the interval, Harden and Willis began to merge, and the effect was even better.

Harden has little to do

Semi-conversion offense, Harden broke through with the ball on the right side, Wei Shao cut on the left side, Harden sent a wonderful pass, Wei Shao flew into the sky and dunked, when he landed, the two brothers hit their chests, and Harden also patted the back of the second brother.

Wei Shao counterattacked a dragon

Counterattacking again, Wei Shao collected the rebound and forced Irving, fixed the score at 56-29, and had already established a 27-point advantage, the game has lost suspense at this moment, even if they are the Mavericks led by Doncic and Irving, it is difficult to achieve a big reversal under such a difference on the playoff stage.

At this point, you can see that the Clippers can easily beat the Mavericks, if the second quarter of the game is a microcosm, George, Harden and Wei Shao, they have the Big Three, the Mavericks are only Doncic and Irving Duo led the team, the ability of the superstar number to cash, or the Clippers have a slight advantage, which is reflected in the data:

Doncic and Irving both 30+ combined to contribute 64 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 steals, and their performance is good enough, but the Clippers?

Harden had 28 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 blocks, George had 22 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, and Wei Shao had 13 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, and the three combined for 63 points, 12 rebounds, 15 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks, slightly better than the Eastern European pair.