Tbh...happy for Harden. He needed a game like this to let himself know that he can close a game. He was hella clutch down the stretch of this game.
We know how this story goes. 2 spectacular games, 3 mediocre ones, and 2 disaster-classes. I despise Dallas, but they'll win the privilege of getting swept by OKC.
4 games in Luka 29.0/9.8/8.5 and 3.8 TOs 38.6/26.5/80.6 shooting 50.6 TS% Kyrie 28.8/6.0/4.5 and 3.3 TOs 51.3/48.5/90.5 shooting 65.9 TS% Harden 26.0/4.0/7.0 and 2.3 TOs 54.1/50.0/91.3 shooting 73.1 TS% George 21.0/4.8/5.0 and 2.3 TOs 45.3/42.4/80.0 shooting 59.5 TS%
Glad the clips held on The Refs in the 2nd and early 3rd was just horrible I walked away from the game Rocket River
Looks like the same Harden we saw at the midway of a series last year. How he closes it out is the question.
Props to Harden, he was on one tonight. Maybe his most efficient game ever.... plus it happened playoffs. Rooting against Dallass is my default.
ty lue might be the best coach harden has ever had tbh, he is terrific at adjustments but sometimes caters to westbrooks ego maybe because he sympathizes with russ at this point in his career
Yeah, Dallas is the better team, they might still get kicked out though having said that. It's the PG and Harden show for now, and Philly (Morey) is actually after PG13 in the Offseason. I think it is a 7 Game Series (6 G looks not as likely) and Dallas is ramping up ankle injured Tim Hardaway Jr. as that 3rd Option.
The Clippers need a healthy Kawhi to get past the Mavs imo. That's not possible with his injuries. I wanna see Harden getting past the 1st round.
PG still concerns me 26 in the 1st half 7 in the second Clippers cannot afford too many of those type of disappearing acts I'm sure he did more of everything else but they still need his scoring and someone . .. anyone .. . has gotta put a hat on Kyrie Kyrie has been better than Luka this series more of a problem Rocket River
Kawhi took the most shots when he came back game 2 and wasn't very efficient. Clippers looked like their was rhythm was off. If he comes back for game 6, he needs to let George and Harden take the wheel offensively and just put all of his energy and focus into getting boards and playing lockdown defense.
