Swanson: James Harden keeps Clippers afloat against Mavericks

DALLAS — If Bad Takes Exposed were a basketball game, the Clippers’ 116-111 series-tying victory over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 4 of their best-of-seven matchup was it.

“If (the goal) is a championship, I don’t know,” a scout told The Athletic in the aftermath of the Clippers’ November trade for James Harden from the Philadelphia 76ers. “It seems like it adds more of what they have: scoring and ball-handling.”

Another scout: “Honestly, I don’t know if James fits anywhere – like any team.”

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