In the third round of the Clippers and the Mavericks, the first two sides drew 1-1, and this game came to Dallas, the Mavericks had the right time and place, and the balance of victory was in their favor. If the Clippers want to get their home-court advantage back, they still look at the Big Three, mainly depending on the recovery of Kazige, if it is not good, it will not be able to beat.
In the first quarter, the Clippers 23-18 Mavericks, looking at the score, you can know that the hands of the two sides are cold, and it can also be said that the defense is good, the intensity confrontation is very large, and it has a classical flavor. After adjusting back in the second quarter, the Mavericks broke out at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, Lively dominated the basket and did not give the Clippers to take off, and the offense was handed over to Doncic and Irving. The Clippers' interior line was blown up, Zubac couldn't defend it, the defense affected the offense, no one stood up, George was in foul trouble, Kazige had an injury and his power dropped greatly, Wei Shao couldn't play a high-end game, and Harden couldn't support it alone.
Powell's three-pointer finally hit and then it was gone, and the Mavericks countered and converted, and Doncic Irving Lively made it 47-39 to stop Tyronn Lue. Wei Shao came back, Brother Kazi went down again, it seems that the injury has recurred, it's difficult. The Mavericks were not merciful, and Lively continued to dunk, and Washington countered for layups, and another wave of 9-0 led the margin to 13 points. Wei Shao did not have a three-point vacancy, and the Clippers trailed the Mavericks 41-54, and the situation was very bad. The Lone Ranger is in high spirits and unstoppable.
After adjusting back in the second half, Irving's side also got into foul trouble, and the first four fouls were made, made by Harden. George followed with his fourth foul, and Doncic's ability to draw fouls was also top-notch. Brother Kazi played with an injury, the effect was very bad, it was better not to go, the Mavericks sank the Clippers, and the difference came to 18 points. Kazige finally scored, George fed Zubac, Harden stealed, Kazige flew and dunked, 51-63 to stop Kidd and stabilized.
After the timeout, the two sides fell into a scoring drought, Jones broke the deadlock through a free throw, Zubac hooked his hand, Doncic didn't have three points, Wei Shao counterattacked and converted, Kleber hit an outside shot, Wei Shao made a pass error, Levery covered a foul, Zubac made another mistake, Levery didn't score under the basket, George scored with high difficulty, Doncic continued to play iron with three points, Harden fed Zubac, and the difference returned to single digits. The Mavericks missed a three-pointer and Powell made three free throws. Irving came back to put out the fire, and the effect was immediate, and Wei Shao's side wasted opportunities in a row, and the empty three-point just didn't score, there was really no basket, and the Mavericks responded with a wave of 5-0, and the difference returned to double digits. Powell Harden made a three-pointer, Irving responded strongly, the Mavericks maintained double-digit suppression, and the Clippers were really difficult, mainly because Brother Kazi couldn't play, which was the most deadly.