After winning three consecutive games, the Los Angeles Clippers took a break, and this game sat at home, and ushered in the challenge of the Suns, who were in the middle of a two-game winning streak and their strength should not be underestimated.
On the Clippers side, although the core of Paul George is missing, the team is still strong under the leadership of Reggie Jackson + Morris Jr., trying to defend the home court again to win four consecutive games.
On the other hand, the Suns, Booker + Ayton are absent at the same time, whether the Suns in this battle can withstand the pressure on the road, Paul, as the leader and commander of the team, obviously needs to play!
However, after four quarters of play, with the excellent performance of Reggie Jackson + Morris Jr. + Kennard, the Clippers who played at home completely suppressed the Suns in the first half and occupied the initiative on the court.
Although after returning from the second half, Bridges + Shamet continued to hit the inside line in the third quarter, helping the Suns to play a 7-0 counterattack and successfully narrow the score gap.
But helplessly in the final finale, Maurice Jr. + Terrance Mann continued to exert force, and the Clippers exploded a 13-2 scoring climax, completely ending the suspense of the game.
In the end, the Clippers, who were fully up, also defeated the Suns 111-95 at home, winning 4 consecutive wins and ending the opponent Suns' winning streak!
This game sits on the home field advantage, the Clippers will be able to say that the blossoming points, the whole team played a 6-player scoring double-double, all the team attack.
In the case of Reggie Jackson + Kennard + Bledsoe + Harten and other main players, each performing their duties, the core of the team, Morris Jr., and the play of Tiger general Terrance Mann are particularly critical!
In this game, Morris Jr. completely went on a rampage, starting 32 minutes, shooting more than 60% of the 10-of-16 shooting, and cut a game-high 24 points, plus a double-double performance of 11 rebounds and 1 assist.
Rationally speaking, during the period when Paul George was absent due to injury, Morris Jr. was able to stand up and bring the necessary firepower and vitality to the team's front line, and indeed played a crucial role in the team's 4 consecutive wins!
Of course, the Clippers were able to defend the home court in this game, and the heroes of the victory over the Suns, the performance of Tigers Terrence Mann, were also indispensable.
Terrance Mann was very efficient, playing 36 minutes, shooting 7 of 10 from the middle and 1 three-pointer, contributing 17 points, 9 rebounds + 3 assists, and personally without error!
Among them, his heroic performance in the last quarter, 4 shots and 4 bullets without false hair and 8 points, not only helped the Clippers crush their opponents, but also once became an invincible existence for the Suns!
On the other hand, on the side of the Suns, the team's offensive and defensive ends were completely suppressed in this game, and the final performance of the game of 16 points of rout obviously needs to be examined.
As the core of the team, Paul's play in this campaign is indeed a bit unsatisfactory!
Paul was very depressed in this game, starting 31 minutes, shooting less than 30% of the 14 shots, and the outside three-point shot was completely lost on 0 of 2 shots.
Although the whole game still got 9 points + 2 rebounds + 8 assists + 3 steals of the offensive and defensive performance, but in the face of the Clippers, who are all soldiers, and the hot little Morris, Paul, who can't open the situation for a long time, obviously can only helplessly admit it!
More importantly, after losing to the Clippers in this game, the Suns were also completed by the Warriors in the rankings, once again losing the throne of the first place in the West.
And what we have to admit is that after the lack of the two cores of Booker + Ayton, the Core Competitiveness of the Suns at key moments and the ability to resist pressure are indeed still a bit stretched!
In this regard, many Suns fans also said after the game: Booker + Ayton come back to help Paul!