On April 29, Beijing time, the first round of the NBA playoffs G4 continued, and the Dallas Mavericks returned to their home court to face the Los Angeles Clippers. The Mavericks lost one of the first three games, and then won two games in a row to take a 2-1 lead. The significance of this game for the Clippers is self-evident, and if they can win, they will equalize the score. And once they lose, the Mavericks will be the first to get the match point, and the situation will be very unfavorable. In the first two games, Xiaoka returned from injury, but his form was not good, scoring 15 points and 9 points respectively. As one of the core of the team, such a performance is clearly a failure. If the Clippers want to win this series, in addition to limiting Doncic and Irving as much as possible on the defensive end, the Big Three must also work on the offensive end. In this game, the Mavericks are all on the stage, the Clippers are absent, and Coffey is the starter, and the big battle is about to start!
In the first quarter, the two teams played iron continuously, Doncic broke the scoring drought for nearly 2 minutes with 2 free throws, and then stepped back and hit a jumper to open up the difference; at the critical moment, Harden assisted George to hit a 3-point shot, breaking the ball drought for nearly 3 minutes; this ball was like a key to open Pandora's box, after which George went completely crazy, shooting 6 of 9, including 3 of 5 three-pointers and scoring 16 points! Other players also felt the firepower, and the Clippers scored 39 points in a single quarter! And the Mavericks hit all the outside in the first quarter, shooting 0 of 7, and only scored 16 points in a single quarter. At the end of the first quarter, the Clippers opened a 23-point gap in one fell swoop;
The second quarter was another round of iron start, Washington took the lead in scoring a layup, Harden immediately responded with 3 points, and the difference came to 24 points; Washington scored a dunk in the air and then stopped, stopping the Clippers! After the pause, Harden scored 5 points in a row, Zubac drifted and shot up, Doncic broke through the board and hit, Harden turned back and scored another 3-point, and the difference came to 31 points! This is also the largest point difference in this game, and then Irving completely opened, scoring 8 points in a row with an inside and outside shot, and stopped the Clippers again! After the timeout, the core of the two teams began to soar points, George continued to hit three 3-pointers, and Irving and Washington also continued to cut points in response! At halftime, the Clippers led by 17 points at 66-49;
In the third quarter, Irving hit a difficult back-up shot, Jones and Doncic scored 6 points in a row, and the difference came to 13 points! At the critical moment, Mann hit a 3-point shot, Irving hit a step-back jumper, and then singled Harden to break through the high board and hit a 10-point difference! The Clippers had no choice but to call a stop;
It can be seen that the defensive intensity of the Clippers has dropped significantly in this quarter, and the scoring momentum has slowed down, and it is up to the superstar to step up and shoulder the scoring burden. After the pause, Mann scored 3 points and hit again, Doncic scored 4 points in a row to continue to bite the score! Jones shot a key 3-pointer, and the difference returned to single digits! Levery hit a dunk again, and Irving also had 3 points, and the difference came to 2 points! A wave of 11-0 attack, the Clippers' 31-point advantage was almost gone! At the critical moment, Zubac dunked to stop the bleeding, George made a fast-break layup and then Doncic hit a basket; after the third quarter, the Clippers led by 4 points at 82-78; the Mavericks chased 13 more points in a single quarter, and entered the fourth quarter according to this momentum, and the Clippers were very hanging!
At the decisive moment of the final quarter, Doncic hit a quick stop, and Powell broke through the board to respond! Plumlee made a rebound, and Harden helped Plumlee hit a dunk again, directly stopping the Mavericks; after a pause, Harden broke through and scored a throw, and Plumlee scored a dunk in the air, and the difference returned to double digits! At the critical moment, Jones scored a 3-point shot through the heart, and Powell responded with a 3-point rapid shot; Irving and Washington scored 6 points in a row, and the difference returned to 5 points again! But Doncic ate his fifth foul, which is a hidden danger.
Kleber hit a 3-point shot, Doncic hit the first 3-point shot of the game, and the two sides returned to the same running line! At the critical moment, Harden scored a single Doncic in a row, and Irving broke through the board and also hit, and the two sides entered the stage of fighting bayonets! Irving's 3-point shot was dropped by George's hat, and Harden broke through the board and hit again, stopping the Mavericks! After the pause, Irving scored 5 points in a row with an inside and outside shot, and the Mavericks overtook by 1 point, and they went crazy! At the critical moment, George hit a difficult 3-pointer, and the Clippers overtook again! Harden scored 2+1 to stabilize the situation. In the end, the Mavericks were unable to turn the defeat around, and the score was fixed at 116-111, and the Clippers tied the score at 2-2.
Statistics:
In this game, George scored 26 points in the half, but only scored 6 points in the second half, and scored 33 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 steals and 1 block in the whole game, Harden 33 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, Zubac 13 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block, Mann 11 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Coffey 4 points, 3 rebounds and 1 steal, Powell 11 points and 1 steal;
On the Mavericks' side, Irving blasted 40 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Doncic 29 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and 1 block, Jones 14 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block, Washington 10 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 2 blocks, and Lively 8 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal.