On April 29, the first round of the NBA playoffs continued today, and the Clippers defeated the Mavericks 116-111, and the score of the two sides came to 2-2. The small card was absent in this game, but Harden and George stepped up, and the two combined for 66 points to help the team win this key victory. Harden was also interviewed after the game, saying that today was a back-to-back game and could not return home with a 1-3. Success or failure. I'm glad I can change form and become an assister and scorer, and joining the Clippers is all about winning at all costs. From this point of view, if Harden wants to play well, he still has to return to offensive mode and not be too selfless, so that he can be more threatening.
After the game, Clippers coach Tyronn Lue also gave an interview, he talked about the game, saying that in the playoffs, you can win by as many points as you want, and winning by 1 point is the same as winning by 40 points. It is worth mentioning that the Clippers led by up to 31 points in this game, but the Mavericks' crazy counterattack, coupled with the referee's bad blowing, finally won the Clippers. Judging from Tyronn Lue's statement, he is really calm and calm about this epic victory, of course, as the head coach of the team, he has seen a lot of this kind of scene, and this is also his attitude of recognition that the team can withstand the opponent's crazy counterattack and win.
As the saying goes, it's not terrible to win, it's embarrassing to be missing anyone, the Clippers' number one core was absent due to injury in this game, and the Clippers played another good game. American media StatMamba posted data: The Clippers are 2-0 when the small card is not playing in this year's playoffs, and 0-2 when the small card is playing. To be honest, the Clippers' two losses are related to the small card, which is related to the small card that fights with an injury, because he can't play with an injury and can't play at full strength, which drags down the team's rhythm, so as far as these four games are concerned, the small card that fought with an injury is a negative effect, but the healthy return of the small card is still one of the core of the Clippers.
Looking back on the first round of 4 games, the Clippers played two good games, who would have thought that Harden, who was previously ridiculed as a playoff softie, would become the most consistent star, averaging 26 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal and 1.3 blocks per game, with a three-point shooting rate of 50%. For the next game, the advice for the Clippers is that if Xiaoka does not fully recover, or does not play to the point of life and death, don't rush to come back, Harden and George have more advantages in playing the Mavericks. Of course, a healthy small card is an indispensable part of the Clippers, and when the Mavericks pass the first round, and then meet the Timberwolves and Nuggets, a stable small card is particularly important.
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