Leonard should rest!
The Clippers went from a maximum lead of 31 points to being overtaken at one point!
In the end, they withstood the pressure and narrowly defeated the Mavericks 116-111 away, tied the score 2-2, and fought 39-16, 27-33, 16-29, 34-33 in each quarter.
George 33 points, plus/minus +3
Harden scored 33 points, plus or minus +3
Zubac scored 13 points, plus or minus -1
Mann has 11 points and a plus/minus of +4
Coffey has 4 points and a plus/minus of -6
Irving 40 points, plus/minus -5
Doncic has 29 points and a plus/minus of +10
Jones has 14 points and a plus/minus of +7
Washington 10 points, plus/minus -5
Gafford has 5 points and a plus/minus of -7
Looking at this game, three things have to be said
1. In the third quarter, the Clippers role players were spicy, Harden and George were taken care of, and it was difficult to shoot, but other players couldn't score when they got the opportunity, and they didn't help. Mann made a mistake and was blown a free throw, Wei Shao was outrageous in offense, the pass was sent directly to the opponent, Kofei counterattacked and missed the basket, etc., the Clippers led by 31 points to only 2 points.
2. Harden, who had twists and turns, in the first half, the Clippers were in a good situation, Harden played very high, scoring 18 points, and in the second half, the Mavericks pressed step by step, frantically chasing points. Leonard was injured and was the team's second core, but Harden was semi-invisible in the first seven minutes of the third and fourth quarters, scoring two points on only three shots. Fortunately, then Harden woke up and came back strongly, scoring 13 points in a row to kill the game!
3. Irving is too powerful, and Clippers fans see Irving holding the ball, and their hearts are bursting. Irving, who began to take over the game, was a kaleidoscope of offense, the opponent couldn't stop it, and the only thing that limited his play was his teammate Doncic. Irving scored 0 points in the first quarter, 16 points in the second quarter, 10 points in the third quarter and 14 points in the final quarter.