On April 24, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs G2 continued to unfold, and the Clippers lost to the Mavericks 93-96 at home, and the series was tied 1-1. The two teams played very close in this game, but in the final quarter the Mavericks regained their three-point touch, Doncic and Irving both hit, while the Clippers could not respond, and finally lost regrettably.
The Clippers lost this game, so who will be the culprit? Let's take a look at the stats. This time, the Big Four all played, and the Clippers were all the main attackers, and they had a chance to take a 2-0 lead, but unfortunately they couldn't withstand it themselves.
Harden got 22 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds, of which the scoring and assists were the highest in the team, and there was only one turnover, except for the three-point hand is not very good, the other aspects are really perfect, but unfortunately the ball is not in his hands at the critical moment, and he can't organize the team's offense, and the loss really doesn't have much to do with Harden.
George played 36 minutes, finishing with 22 points, two rebounds and four assists on 7-of-14 shooting, focusing more on the defensive end while foul counts affected his tempo. George played very well this time, and he continued to score points in the final stage, as well as sent assists to help the team bite the score, otherwise he might have to surrender early. This loss has little to do with George, once a teammate can hit a three-pointer, then the Clippers still have a good chance of winning.
Let's take a look at the comeback Leonard, this time he played 35 minutes, from the beginning of the game, Leonard's state was not very good, obviously not ready, and he didn't dare to exert too much force on the field, and he slowly entered the state in the second half. In fact, this game of the Clippers is more for Leonard to find a feeling, after all, he has not played for more than 20 days, and it takes a process of adaptation. This time, Leonard's hand was not very good, 7 of 17, 0 of 5 three-pointers, 15 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 steals, with a team-high plus/minus of -8. Judging from the data, Leonard tried his best, but he also hurt the team and needed to take the blame for the loss, but the team is not worried, after all, when he finds his form, the win will come soon.
Finally, let's take a look at Wei Shao's performance, his hand is not very good, 2 of 9, but his vitality on the field is still infinite, and he has helped the team many times. In addition, Powell's hand was sluggish, with only 6 points on 2-of-10 shooting, and he couldn't grasp the bottom corner three-pointers, so he needed to regain his touch.