James Harden and a balanced Clippers attack rolled past Luka Doncic and Dallas 109-97 in Game 1 on Sunday. Here are five takeaways.
The Clippers used a dominant 34-22 first-quarter advantage to set the tone, then outscored Dallas in the second 22-8 to keep the gas on the pedal.
Paul George added 22 points, Ivica Zubac dominated down low with 20 and both Terance Mann and Russell Westbrook chipped in with 13, the latter doing so off the bench.On the other hand, the star Dallas duo of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving didn't get the help they needed to contest Los Angeles. Harden and George combined for 10 triples as a duo, while players like Mann and Westbrook enjoyed hot outings themselves.
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