The Green Army's loss to the Clippers is the gap between the top stars.
I originally thought it was a motivational game of "Mars hitting the earth", but I didn't expect it to be one-sided, the Clippers main team clocked in three quarters early, and the Clippers defeated the Celtics 115-96 away, sending the Green Army to the second home defeat this season.
As the team with the best record in the league, the Green Army has lost just one game at home to the Nuggets this season, and this game is the second defeat at home.
The Green Army beat the Clippers on the road in December, a game in which the Clippers did not have a small card.
In this game, the Green Army lost Porzingis, which affected the strength of the team, but the duel of the top stars was the biggest gap between the two teams.
The intuitive feeling of the game is that the top stars are facing off, and the Green Army's double detective Tatum and Jaylen Brown can't break the defense of Xiaoka and George, and in turn, Tatum and Brown can't defend Xiaoka and George, and they need to be trapped.
In this game, Tatum shot 8 of 18, 2 of 4 three-pointers, and 3 of 3 free throws, scoring 21 points and 11 rebounds, but the plus/minus was -32, the lowest on the team. Jaylen Brown pulled his hip even harder, shooting 3-of-13, 0-of-2 from three-point range, and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, with only 8 points and 6 rebounds.
On the Clippers' side, the small card was 10-of-15, 3-of-5 three-pointers, and 3-of-3 free throws, and scored 26 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. George played with an injury and didn't shoot much, shooting 5-of-11, 3-of-6 from three-point range, and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line to finish with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 2 steals.
Obviously, there is a gap between the two teams in the core performance, and there is an obvious breakthrough on the Green side, while the Clippers have no special defensive weaknesses.
The aging Horford of the Green Army was targeted by the Clippers in this game, and the Clippers defended Horford, but Horford shot 0 of 5 from the field, 0 of 4 from three-point range, and scored 0 points from the game. It means a lot to let the Clippers go free. On the offensive end, Harden and Plumlee's blocking and pick-and-roll bullied Horford for being slow and unable to keep up with the guards.
The Green Army was indeed targeted by the Clippers on the offensive and defensive ends, and Horford, White, and Holiday who gave a three-point chance were indeed not online in this game, and the three of them combined for 15 three-point shots.
Although the Clippers are not accurate in three points, under the control of Harden, various air cuts, and the steady mid-range of small cards make the Clippers' offense more three-dimensional.
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