Paul George and James Harden each scored 33 points while playing key fourth-quarter roles to help the Clippers hold off a huge rally fueled mostly by Kyrie Irving for a 116-111 victory Sunday to even the first-round series with the Mavericks at 2-2.
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Paul George and James Harden are two-for-two without Kawhi Leonard in the Los Angeles Clippers’ first-round playoff series against Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks. The healthy LA stars can afford to shrug over the blown 31-point lead in Game 4. George and Harden
DALLAS (AP) — Paul George and James Harden each scored 33 points while playing key fourth-quarter roles to help the Los Angeles Clippers hold on after blowing a 31-point lead and beat the Dallas Mavericks 116-111 on Sunday, evening the first-round series at 2-2. The Clippers won again without Kawhi Leonard, who missed the series opener with right knee inflammation before playing in the two Dallas victories. The teams have split a pair on each other's home court in the third Western Conference...
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Paul George and James Harden each scored 33 points while playing key fourth-quarter roles to help the Los Angeles Clippers hold on after blowing a 31-point lead and beat the Dallas Mavericks 116-111 on Sunday, evening the first-round series at 2-2. The Clippers won again without
Coach Tyronn Lue said Tuesday that Harden (foot) is "good to go", Tomer
Paul George and James Harden each scored 33 points, outdueling Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving as the Clippers topped the Mavericks 116-111 to even this best-of-seven series at 2.
Things could be so different if Harden weren’t here to fill Kawhi Leonard’s lane with his own unique systematic stylings (scoring, distributing and helping close out a key playoff win) – just as he
Things could be so different if Harden weren’t here to fill Kawhi Leonard’s lane with his own unique systematic stylings (scoring, distributing and helping close out a key playoff win) – just as he said he would.
Things could be so different if Harden weren’t here to fill Kawhi Leonard’s lane with his own unique systematic stylings (scoring, distributing and helping close out a key playoff win) – just as he said he would.
Things could be so different if Harden weren’t here to fill Kawhi Leonard’s lane with his own unique systematic stylings (scoring, distributing and helping close out a key playoff win) – just as he said he would.
The Clippers were missing their main cog, the absence of Kawhi Leonard because of right knee inflammation and swelling for Game 4 leaving the group shorthanded in what was deemed a potential series-altering playoff encounter. But these were the moments why the Clippers acquired James Harden, why they added another future Hall of Famer, why they felt good about their chances even when Leonard couldn't play. And Harden didn’t let the Clippers down, scoring 11 of their last 16 points to help them...
The score was tied 98-98 late in the fourth quarter Sunday, the Clippers’ once seemingly insurmountable 31-point lead over the Dallas Mavericks gone, when James Harden passed the ball to Terance Mann for a three-pointer that he missed. As the Clippers retreated on defense, coach Tyronn Lue yelled at Harden above the deafening roar inside American Airlines Center. “Shoot the floater. Shoot the floater,” Lue hollered to Harden. The message was clear to Harden that he’s one of the Clippers’ main...