On April 29, Beijing time, in the first round of the NBA playoffs, the Mavericks faced the Clippers at home. Leonard is absent. Superstar vs. Biao, Irving scored 40 points, Doncic had a triple-double, Harden and George both scored 33 points, and the Clippers refused to make a big comeback, and the series was 2-2.
In the opening stage, the two teams continued the defensive intensity of the series, and Doncic and Harden committed two fouls in succession. The Clippers' offense is getting better, George broke through to make it 2+1, Harden stepped back and scored a three-point shot, 19-10 to stop the opponent, the Mavericks frequently hit the iron outside and completely lost power, and finally Doncic threw to break the scoring drought, but the situation did not improve, the shooting felt very different, and the first quarter was 16-39 behind by 23 points.
In the second quarter, the Clippers became more and more courageous, Harden turned on his personal scoring mode, hitting the iconic three-pointers in a row was unstoppable, the Mavericks were about to collapse, Irving stood up and scored 12 points in a row to stabilize the rhythm, and George responded strongly to form a pair, during this time, their respective stars took turns to exert their strength, and the difference was 17 points at halftime 49-66.
After coming back in the second half, all the members of the Mavericks gradually woke up, Jones beat the dunk to 2+1, and Owen continued to chase points in his supergod state. The Clippers' offense was in big trouble, George and Harden had no chances, and the shooting percentage of the rest of his teammates plummeted, coupled with the increase in turnovers, the huge advantage instantly became gone, and the third quarter was 82-78 leading by only 4 points.
In the final quarter, Plumlee made a strong end to the basket, the opponent was about to get up, Kidd immediately chose to pause, and the moment the point difference returned to double digits, it was Irving's three-point stop decline, and Doncic also hit the outside, and the score came to 98 in the remaining five minutes. Now is the key to show the star's key singles ability, Irving's performance again and again, as the face of multiple people sandwiched layup pull-up rod finally achieved overtake, George's bottom corner limit three points are also colored, and finally Harden's various breakthroughs ended the suspense, the Clippers defeated the Mavericks 116-111 at the end of the game, the series was tied 2-2, and the two teams returned to the same running line.
Harden shot 12 of 17, including 4 of 5 three-pointers and slashed 33 points + 7 assists + 6 rebounds, 15 points in the final quarter, and the key ball ability is still unsolved; George 11 of 19, 7 of 10 three-pointers contributed 33 points + 8 assists and 6 boards; Irving scored 40 points in the air, without his supernatural play may be a fiasco, Doncic 29 + 10 + 10 triple-double data, but 1 of 9 on the outside is really bad.