LOS ANGELES -- After the worst offensive first half in the franchise's playoff history, coach Jason Kidd's primary concern wasn't the Dallas Mavericks' poor shooting. He called out his team for allowing the LA Clippers to dominate them physically.
"They were physical and we were passive," Kidd said after the Mavs' 109-97 loss in the opener of their first-round playoff series, a game in which they trailed 56-30 at halftime.
With Clippers star Kawhi Leonard sidelined due to right knee inflammation, Los Angeles' James Harden scored 20 of his 28 points in the first half, doing the bulk of his scoring from 3-point range.