The Mavs missed an opportunity to take a commanding 3-1 series lead on Sunday, falling just short of a comeback after being down 31 points.
Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic reacts after a basket during the second half of Game 4 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the LA Clippers on Sunday, April 28, 2024, in Dallas.was out, maybe for good. The faithful were still buzzed and buzzing from a meme-mad Game 3. The lid on American Airlines Center seemed ready to blow.
He made 7 of 10 on 3s and scored 33 points in a star-caliber bounce-back. James Harden was even more efficient, making 4 of 5 of his 3s for another 33. First, Kidd put Maxi Kleber into the game to space the floor and give the Mavs a 3-point threat. He made one.. The absence of Dereck Lively II and Daniel Gafford left the lane wide open. The Mavs tried to counter by putting P.J. Washington, their best defender, on Harden, but he couldn’t stay in front of him. Even when he took away Harden’s dominant left hand, the Beard went to his right for a teardrop with 1:20 left and a 110-105 lead.
Frankly, I didn’t think the Mavs could play any worse than they did in Game 1, an effort so awful, I wrote that Nico Harrison shouldn’t think about an extension for Kidd anytime soon. When the Mavs punched back in Games 2 and 3, it looked as if they figured it out.
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