Refuse 0-2!Eastern Europe bombarded 55+12+12, the small card was sluggish, Harden had 22 points and 8 assists, and the Clippers sank
On April 24, Beijing time, the first round of the G2 battle between the Mavericks and the Clippers officially began, and the Mavericks, who fell behind 0-1, were bound to want to fight back and rewrite the series to 1-1. In the G1 game, the Eastern European combination bombarded 64 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists, but the others were in a slump on the offensive end, which led to the two brothers being isolated and crushed by the Clippers! Will G2 Harden continue to go berserk?
Before the game, Harden admitted in an interview that he has been in the league for 15 years, entering the playoffs every year, and this year will be a good chance to win the championship, and he will try his best to make this happen! Leonard, who has been absent for more than 20 days due to injury, appeared on the court and conducted shooting drills, and 90 minutes before the game, the Clippers finally confirmed that the small card will play in G2!
The Mavericks started Kyrie Irving, Doncic, Jones Gafford, and Washington, while the Clippers started Harden, Mann, George, Leonard, and Zubac. At the beginning of the game, Jones scored two points for the first dunk, George dunked one, and hit a jumper in the next round, Harden hit one of two free throws, and Lively made a layup, and the two sides entered a tug-of-war! Mann crossed Yang with three three-point steps, Jones made a sneak layup, Doncic scored five points in a row, and the Mavericks overtook the score! Doncic hit three points again, Wei Shao hit both free throws, Doncic hit the board easily, and Dongzi has gone crazy! Kleber hit a three-pointer to the heart, Coffey hit a mid-range shot to stop the bleeding, and George hit a mid-range shot, giving the Mavericks a four-point lead over the Clippers 23-19 at the end of the first quarter. Doncic scored 12 points in a single quarter!
In the second quarter, the Clippers came up to play a 7-2 lead, Lively dunked in time to stop the bleeding, Doncic scored four points in a row to stop the Clippers, and the Mavericks regained a five-point lead! Harden hit a jump shot, Irving hit a three-point dry shot, Harden dunked with both hands, and Mann also hit a dunk, and the two sides entered a tug-of-war! The small card hook scored the ball, Mann pressed the whistle and missed the three-point mark, and the Mavericks led the Clippers by four points at 45-41 at the end of the first half.
First half stats: Clippers 4 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, George 10 points, Mann 5 points, Harden 12 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Willis 2 points and 3 rebounds, Plumlee 1 point and 5 rebounds. Mavericks Doncic had 18 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Washington 3 points and 4 rebounds, Irving 7 points, Lively 5 points and 4 rebounds, Jones 9 points and 6 rebounds.
In the third quarter, the two sides still played inextricably, and the scores of the two teams never opened! However, the Clippers defeated the Mavericks by 5 points in a single quarter with a 25-20 net score, thus completing the score overtake and entering the final quarter with a one-point advantage!
In the last quarter, Zubac threw the first two points, Lively hit two free throws, Powell three points pierced Young, Washington scored five points in a row, Doncic scored three points and one arrow through the heart, Irving continued to score three points, and the Mavericks played a 12-0 to take a 6-point lead in an instant! Irving hit a difficult shot again, Wei Shao three points stopped the bleeding in time, Washington three points also colored, the small card made two free throws, Zubac ate cake under the basket, and Kleber's big heart three-point shot fell! Doncic faced Harden and scored three points, this ball killed the Clippers, and the Mavericks led by 9 points with 86 seconds left! Harden's three-point shot goes up and down, and the Clippers continue to chase points! Zubac dunks violently, and the Clippers continue to chase points! Washington hits both free throws, it's really stable! Xiaoka hits a quick layup, and Irving makes three of four free throws to seal the win! In the end, the Mavericks sank the Clippers 96-93 away, rewriting the series score to 1-1, thus refusing to fall behind 0-2!
The Mavericks beat the Clippers away to fight for a precious victory, so that they successfully seized the home court advantage of this series, which will be very conducive to them to eliminate the Clippers and advance to the semifinals! In this game, Doncic played 45 minutes and 44 seconds, and Irving played 41 minutes and 52 seconds.
In terms of statistics: The Mavericks Eastern European combination blasted 55 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists, with Doncic having 32 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists, and Irving having 23 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Washington had 18 points and six assists, Lively had seven points and nine rebounds, Kleber had six points and six rebounds, and Jones had 10 points and seven rebounds.
The Clippers were in a slump and finished with 15 points and seven rebounds on 7-of-17 shooting, while George had 22 points and four rebounds. Zubac had 13 points and 12 rebounds, Harden had 22 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, and Willis had 7 points and 9 rebounds.