On April 24, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs G2 continued to unfold, and the Clippers lost their home-court advantage, losing to the Mavericks 93-96, and the series score came to 1-1. The two teams played very close in this game, and the point difference could not be opened, and the Mavericks suddenly found their touch on the offensive end at the critical moment, Kleber and Doncic hit three points one after another to establish a lead, and the Clippers then counterattacked unsuccessfully.
For G2, the Clippers still have a big curse, and it's really no wonder they can't win the game. Coupled with the loss of this game, the Clippers have suffered 7 consecutive defeats in the playoffs G2, and the past 6 series have all lost in G2, but fortunately, this is only one game, and it is only G2, not a tiebreaker, and now the two teams are once again on the same running line. In addition, Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue also suffered a seven-game losing streak in G2 of the playoffs.
Except for the team not being able to win in G2, the same is true for the players. Leonard personally suffered 9 consecutive defeats in the playoffs G2, plus this game has suffered 9 consecutive defeats, and this comeback did not expect to increase the number of consecutive defeats. In this game, Leonard ushered in a comeback, played 35 minutes, was not in very good physical condition, and needed to slowly find his rhythm, 7 of 17, got 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 steals, and the plus/minus value was -8 The lowest on the team. Leonard is not in his best form right now, and this game is more about letting him find his form.
George's side is even worse, having suffered 11 consecutive defeats in G2 of the series, which is also difficult to explain, that is, it is impossible to win. In fact, George played well this time, 7 of 14 shots, got 22 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, and he scored consecutive points at key moments, as well as sent a wonderful pass to keep the team hopeful, and even hit a three-point whistle in the end, but unfortunately it came too late. With Leonard's return, the Clippers need to find a balance instead of taking turns single.
Harden basically won in G1, but he didn't expect to encounter the G2 curse again this time, which also made him powerless. This time, Harden continued his last state, but he didn't feel like he was three-pointed, 2 of 10, but he still contributed 22 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists in the whole game, which once made the team see the opportunity to win, but unfortunately the team failed to withstand it in the end. Although the current score is 1-1, the Clippers still have a chance, as long as they win on the road next, they can get back home advantage.