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Column: James Harden delivers a trademark disappearing act at the worst time for the Clippers

James Harden produced one of his trademark playoff performances on Wednesday night.

Actually, that’s not true.

This was worse.

In the Clippers’ 123-93 loss to the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of their first-round series, the longtime postseason underachiever delivered a Harden Special for the ages, making only two of 12 shots and scoring seven points.

Clippers shooting guard James Harden dribbles under pressure from the Dallas Mavericks' Tim Hardaway Jr.
Clippers shooting guard James Harden, right, dribbles under pressure from the Dallas Mavericks’ Tim Hardaway Jr. Wednesday.

Seven.

You read that right.

Seven.