On the morning of April 10, Beijing time, the NBA regular season held a number of key battles. As the regular season draws to a close, the NBA's powerhouses are battling it out for a favorable playoff spot.
In the Lakers' game against the Mavericks, Doncic returned to Dallas for the first time after being traded to the Lakers to face his old owner, and Doncic played quite eye-catching, almost single-handedly dominating the first half of the game. The second half was still brave, coupled with James' recovery of hot touch, and the courage of Hachimura in the final stage, the Lakers finally defeated the Mavericks 112-97 away and successfully locked a playoff spot. In this game, Doncic became the MVP on the court, successfully scoring 45 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals, and the data is quite eye-catching.
In the other game, the Clippers defeated the second-ranked Rockets in the West 134-117 to stabilize the top 6 in the standings. The two sides fought very fiercely, and the two sides almost tied in the first quarter. However, in the second quarter, the Clippers were on fire, relying on a 12-0 offensive run in the second half to pull the score away in one fell swoop. Although the Rockets once fought back in the second half to chase the difference to single digits, Harden led the whole team to withstand the Rockets' offensive at a critical moment, and finally helped the Clippers defeat the Rockets 134-117 and win six consecutive wins in the regular season.
In this game, Harden played 37 minutes, shooting 10 of 18, 5 of 11 three-pointers, 10 of 10 free throws, and scored 35 points, 3 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals. And Harden set several records in this game:
According to statistics, this is the 62nd game of Harden's career with at least 35 points and 10 assists, the second most in history, second only to Robinson in ancient times; And 62 games is also a new NBA record since 1970.
At the same time, Harden has scored 35+ points against all teams in the league, and successfully unlocked the 35+ major in the league, which shows that Harden is too comprehensive.