James Harden scored 28 points and Ivica Zubac set his playoff career high with 20 while adding 15 rebounds as the Los Angeles Clippers made a statement in Game 1 of a first-round Western Conference series with a 109-97 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks.
The No. 4-seed Clippers were playing without star Kawhi Leonard because of knee inflammation, but they had plenty to get past the Mavericks with 22 points from Paul George, while Terance Mann and Russell Westbrook each added 13. Mann had nine rebounds while Harden had eight assists."Obvoiously Kawhi puts us well over the top, but we still have more than enough," George said. "The luxury we have is experience with James, myself, Russ; has been in big playoff battles. ...
Washington scored 11 points for Dallas, which shot 22 percent in the first half and a mere 9.5 percent in the second quarter, when the Clippers turned a 34-22 lead into a 56-30 advantage.Mavericks center Daniel Gafford played just six minutes in the first half after he rolled his left ankle but returned in the second half. Irving was 1 of 6 from the floor in the first half, while Doncic was 4 of 13. The star duo was 1 of 10 from 3-point range in the opening two quarters.
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