LOS ANGELES – Apparently, not having Kawhi Leonard was not a problem at all for the Los Angeles Clippers.
James Harden scored 28 points, Paul George tallied 22 points, and Ivica Zubac added 20 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Clippers to a 109-97 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of the first-round of the Western Conference playoffs on Sunday afternoon at Crypto.com Arena.
Luka Donu010diu0107 (33 points, 13 rebounds, six assists), Kyrie Irving (31 points, seven rebounds) and P.J. Washington (11 points, seven boards) paced the Mavs, who struggled mightily while shooting just 38.