In a recent NBA regular season game, the Clippers won four consecutive games at home to defeat the league's no. 1 Suns 111-95. Before this game, the Suns were at the top of the league, despite the absence of Booker and Ayton, under paul's leadership, the Suns still showed the strength of the league's top team, but in this game, facing the same number of core missing Clippers, Paul was rarely depressed at the home of his old club, and finally had to watch the team suffer a fiasco.
Paul played 33 minutes, only 4 of 14 shots, 2 of 2 three-pointers, 1 of 2 from the free throws, and finally only got 9 points and 8 assists, it can be said that this is almost the worst game Paul played this season, although he also had a bad game before, but when he needed to score at the key moment, he was still able to stand up, but this game, under the strict defense of the other side, Paul played very hard, far from the excellent performance so far in the opening season. Although the lack of Ayton and Booker has damaged the strength of the team, the Clippers, the three main players of Card Jr., George and Batum, also did not play, they wore casual clothes and watched the game easily on the sidelines, witnessing their teammates join forces to cut down the league leader, showing the strength and heritage of the team.
The Clippers scored in double figures with a total of 6 players, and Morris Jr. stepped forward to make a great contribution, shooting 10 of 16 from the field, 2 of 4 from three-point range, 2 of 3 from the free throw line, and efficiently bombed 24 points and 11 rebounds, ranking first in the team in bipolar statistics, bringing huge trouble to the Suns' frontcourt defense. Reggie Jackson also played well, contributing 19 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists on 6-of-13 shooting, and Kennard, who performed well after being promoted to the start, continued the fiery feel of the game, contributing 16 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists, living up to Tyrenlu's trust in him. Youngster Mann also scored 17 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists, Bledsoe, who was on the bench, contributed 10 points and 4 assists, and Inside Haltenstein also contributed 12 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. It can be said that the Clippers, in the absence of multiple main players, used a typical team victory to give the League's first Sun a downside.
The Suns are the favorites to win this season, in addition to them, the Warriors, Bucks, Heat, Bulls and Nets are also considered to be the favorites to win the championship this season, and even the Lakers, who are struggling with performance, are more optimistic than the current Clippers. In fact, although the Clippers' performance has fluctuated since the beginning of the season, they have always been able to play some surprising performances in the absence of their stars, and the team is currently pushing the Lakers to rank fifth in the West. And when we see that this team can still play such a performance in the absence of stars, it is not difficult to imagine that once the small card returns healthy at the end of the season, then their strength will obviously be further improved, and like last season, become one of the most competitive teams in the league. Before the small card does not announce the reimbursement for the whole season, it really should not forget that there is such a hot team ready to compete for the championship!