After the formation of the Cajun duo, the Clippers still did not reach the heights expected by the outside world, a very important reason is that they lack a real organizational core, which is why they tried their best at the beginning of the season to recruit Harden, after Harden joined the Clippers, the team's performance was also up and down, but at the end of the regular season, the Clippers still locked the fourth place in the West, and advanced to the playoffsUnder his leadership, the Clippers took over the game from the first minute, leading the opponent for 29 minutes at most, and although Irving scored 20 points in the third quarter, the Clippers did not give the opponent a chance to turn the game around, and easily won 109-97 to get off to a good start to the playoffs!
The Mavericks felt the iron-blooded defense, and Irving scored 20 points in a single quarter
Before the start of this round of the series, many fans were optimistic about the Mavericks led by Doncic and Irving, coupled with Leonard's injury, which made the higher-ranked Clippers become the unfavored side, but on their home court, the Clippers gave the Mavericks a taste of iron-blooded defense, and the Mavericks only scored 30 points in the entire first half, which also set a new record in the history of the Clippers playoff team.
The Mavericks lost the hope of winning early, the two cores Doncic and Irving are to blame, although the talented teenager Doncic is still gorgeous in this game, contributing 33 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists, but the scoring efficiency is not high, 26 shots only hit 11 shots, and Irving was completely locked in the first half and only scored 6 points, although in the third quarter Irving seized the opportunity of the Clippers to relax, and scored 20 points in a single quarter, but after all, he was not able to lead the team to stage a shocking reversal.
The Rockets returned to the court for a limited time, and the Clippers got off to a good start in the playoffs
In the face of the menacing Mavericks, the Clippers' first core Leonard hung up the exemption card, and the general Paul George still continued the characteristics of the nerve knife, and he was not in good shape in this game, hitting 8 of 20 shots, and his personal data was only 22 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.
In such a situation, the Clippers were able to defend their home court, Harden contributed a lot, and the beard of this game made fans vaguely see the dominance of the Rockets, attacking and organizing one shoulder, hitting 6 three-pointers in the game, and handing over 28 points, 2 rebounds, and only 1 turnover. With 8 assists and 2 blocks, the offensive and defensive ends have played a role in setting the sea, and under his tandem organization, the Clippers have a total of 5 players scoring double-doubles, among which Zubac has become the king of cakes and has become the biggest beneficiary of Harden's passing, and has become the team's wonder player by eating cakes in the game.
Although the Clippers have made a good start to the series on their home court, they must not underestimate the fighting power of the Mavericks, the scoring explosion of the Eastern European combination is very strong, and it is difficult for any team to lock up the entire series, so in the next game, Doncic and Irving will definitely lead the team to launch a counterattack, looking forward to Harden can continue this state, strive to lead the team through the first round, and also give Leonard more time to rest and recover!