On April 22, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and the Mavericks challenged the Clippers away. Both teams have locked up the regular season rankings early and have been preparing for this round of matchups for many days. The Mavericks Doncic and Irving's king-bomb combination, in the final sprint of the regular season, was invincible along the way, and no one could stop it. The Clippers are a strong contender for the championship with a Big Four and a strong role player!
At the beginning of the game, although Xiaoka was not there, the Clippers were like a rainbow at the beginning, and launched a fierce attack on the Mavericks with their home-court advantage. First, Zubac continued to play inside singles and eat cakes, scoring 6 points in a row. George hit a three-pointer to send the Mavericks to a timeout.
Zubac scored in singles
After a timeout, Harden took over the game, first assisting Willis for a three-pointer, and then singled out Doncic for a three-pointer. In the first quarter of the game, Harden incarnated as a Rocket, shooting 4 of 5 and 3 of 3 three-pointers, scoring 11 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists and 2 blocks. At the same time, Zubac played well, scoring 10 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist on 5-of-6 shooting in the first quarter. Under the leadership of Harden, the Clippers not only have a smooth offense and full firepower, but also a full defensive intensity. Doncic had 11 points and four rebounds on 4-of-8 shooting in the first quarter, while Irving was 0-of-3 from the field and scored four points from the free-throw line. At the end of the first quarter, the Clippers 34:22 Mavericks.
Harden breaks through and scores
The Clippers continued to extend their lead to 18 points and sent the Mavericks to a timeout.
Wei Shao violent buckle
After the timeout, Harden continued to be in good shape in the first quarter and took over the game directly, not only breaking through the inside to cause damage, but also shooting three points from the outside. Dengori scored 9 points in a row. And Harden is strong, in addition to his own offense, he can also sort out the team, organize the offense, and send assists to his teammates. With Zubac hitting a layup, the Clippers went on an 11-0 run to extend their lead to 24 points. Under the Clippers' strong offense and tough defense, the Mavericks were not in good shape, conceding 12 consecutive shots in the second quarter and scoring only 8 points in the second quarter!
Harden Wai is less connected
Doncic finished with 11 points, eight rebounds and two assists on 4-of-13 shooting and 1-of-7 three-pointers in the half, while Irving finished with six points, three rebounds, two assists and one steal on 1-of-6 shooting and 0-of-3 three-pointers in the half.
Harden shot 6-of-10 from the field in the half, 4-of-6 from three-point range, and had 20 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists, and 2 blocks. George had a poor hand and shot 2-of-7 from the field, including 1-of-4 from three-point range, and finished with five points, four rebounds and two assists. At halftime, the Clippers 56:30 Mavericks, the Clippers led by 26 points.
Harden 2+1
Yibian fought again, and the stunned Mavericks woke up like a dream, Doncic and Irving began to exert their strength, first Irving hit a three-point shot at the top of the arc, and then broke through the assist Gafford to complete the dunk. Then Doncic launched a counterattack with a long pass, Irving countered and scored a layup, and the Mavericks stopped the Clippers.
Eastern European Connection
After a timeout, Harden assisted Coffey and George hit back-to-back three-pointers to help the Clippers stabilize the situation. And the Maverick Ou Shenxian returned to his position, and Irving hit consecutive emergency stop jump shots, scoring 11 points on all 5 shots in the third quarter. Help the Mavericks chase the margin to 20 points.
Owen singles scores
Then, Irving continued to explode, giving it in the third quarter, shooting 8 of 8 and scoring 20 points in a single quarter, helping the Mavericks continue to narrow the difference. At the end of the third quarter, the Mavericks trailed the Clippers 64-87.
In the crucial fourth quarter, Doncic on the Mavericks' side began to exert his strength again, leading the Mavericks to play a wave of 11:3 small climaxes, chasing the difference to 15 points. At the critical moment, George, who was not performing well in front, stepped up and scored 8 points in a row on long-range shots to help the Clippers stop the bleeding, and the Clippers led by 19 points.
The Mavericks played very tenacious, and under the leadership of Irving and Doncic, they pressed the difference to about 10 points several times to complete the reversal. But the Clippers were just as good, either George stepped up or Harden hit a three-pointer to stabilize the situation. In the end, the Clippers defeated the Mavericks 109-97 and got off to a good start!
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