This morning Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA Professional League regular season Los Angeles Clippers sat at home against the Brooklyn Nets as scheduled. In this game, Clippers coach Tyrone Lowe sent Eric Bledsoe, Luke Kennard, Marcus Morris, Terrance Mann and Ivits Zubac in the starting lineup, and George and Jackson could not play. Nets coach Steve Nash sent Patty Mills, James Harden, DeAndre Bembry, Bruce Brown and Clarkston to start, and Durant continued to be absent.
After the game began, Harden assisted Clarkston's offensive hand, Bledsoe, Mann and Morris hit three consecutive three-pointers, and the Clippers established an eight-point lead. Harden shot inside and out, and then sent a series of wonderful assists, and the Nets quickly reversed the score. With Harden's 14 points and five assists in the quarter, the Nets led the Clippers 38-33 at the end of the first quarter.
Entering the second quarter of the game, Griffin attacked successfully, Morris and Ibaka scored consecutive points, Mills and Galloway even made long-range shots, and Kofi even shot with penalties, trying to help the Clippers tighten the score. Harden continued to exert power on the offensive end, Millsap and Bembry took turns to play, harden counterattacked with dunks at the end of the quarter, and at the end of the first half, the Nets led the Clippers 71-55.
Yi Bian fought again, entered the third quarter of the game, Harden broke through, Morris, Bledsoe hit three points in a row! In addition to Harden's wonderful performance on the Nets side, Mills even shot from mid-range, Andre Bembry and Brown also scored consecutively, and the point difference between the two teams is getting bigger and bigger. Mann threw himself into the basket, Griffin made a foul and walked to the free throw line, and the third quarter ended, and the Nets led the Clippers 101-81.
Entering the final quarter, the offensive efficiency of both teams was not ideal, and Boston Jr. stepped forward to cut points in a row, coupled with Cameron Johnson's internal and external shots, and the Clippers trailed by 10 points. At the critical moment, Harden's 2+1 domineering was exposed, and then he soared into 3+1, and the suspense of winning or losing the game completely disappeared! In the end, the Nets, who scored in double figures, beat the Clippers 124-108 and welcomed two straight wins!
To view the personal data of the main players of both sides:
For the Nets, James Harden had 39 points, eight rebounds, 15 assists and two steals; Patty Mills had 18 points, three rebounds and two assists; DeAndre Bemburi had 12 points, two rebounds and five assists; Nicholas Claxton had 18 points, five rebounds, and three blocks; Blake Griffin had 12 points and nine rebounds; Brown had 8 points and five rebounds; Carter had 6 points and three rebounds; and James Johnson had 4 points and eight rebounds.
For the Clippers, Marcus Morris had 24 points, five rebounds and six assists; Eric Bledsoe 15 points and six assists; Luke Kennard had 10 points and three rebounds; Ivitsa Zubac had nine points and nine rebounds; Little Boston had nine points, five rebounds and four assists; Keane Johnson had 15 points, two rebounds, and two assists; Amir Coffey had eight points, four rebounds, two blocks; and Winslow had four points and nine rebounds.
In an interview with reporters after the game, Nets coach Steve Nash praised James Harden's performance, saying: "Harden is the first of the team, and when he plays like this, it is difficult for us to be beaten!" ”
Looking at the Clippers, who suffered two consecutive defeats, head coach Tyrone Lue said helplessly when talking about the reasons for the loss: "Harden cracked everything we did, and putting pressure on Harden on the outside line was our pre-game game plan, but no matter what we did, Harden would make us pay the price." ”
According to the schedule, at 8:30 a.m. Beijing time on December 30, the Clippers will play with the Celtics on the road, and at 8:00 a.m. on December 31, the Nets will compete with the 76ers at home, hoping that in the case of staying away from injuries, the players can play the ideal competitive state!
(Source: Weibo)
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