In the Clippers and Mavericks series, Harden was arguably the most consistent of the Clippers, and he proved himself to be a big player with his performance.
He scored 33 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds in the away game against the Mavericks on the 29th, and strongly led the Clippers to a 2-2 draw. After this game, he became the first player to score at least 30 points in the playoffs of five different teams: the Thunder, Rockets, Nets, 76ers, and Clippers.
Harden had seven assists in the game, bringing his career playoff tally total to 1,041, surpassing the late legendary Kobe Bryant and ranking 11th all-time.
Harden averaged 26 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds and 1 steal in the first four games, shooting 54%/50%/91% from three, and a true shooting rate of 73.1%. Statistically, Harden's efficiency in this series is the second-highest in his career, second only to the first round of the 2020-21 season against the Green Army.
"We have a back-to-back game, we can't come home with a 1-3 score, we have to equalize the series. Harden talked about the outbreak of Game 4.
With Leonard out and potentially unable to return for the series, George also shouldered the offensive load, also scoring 33 points, as well as an all-around performance of 8 assists, 6 rebounds and 4 steals. Harden also praised this. 'He played aggressively and opened up space to attack. We didn't play well in the previous game, so we wanted to be aggressive from the start. Harden said.
Now that the two sides have two wins each, and the next game will return to the Clippers' home court, Harden said that he will look at the video to find out what can be improved and upgraded, "We will watch the video of the game to see what else can be done better and try to defend the home court."