On January 1, Beijing time, the Raptors defeated the Clippers 116-108 to end the second consecutive defeat, and the Clippers swallowed the sixth loss of the last 8 games, which shows how "fatal" Paul George's absence is for the Clippers. After playing the Clippers in the first half, they were 6 points ahead of the Raptors, and the Clippers were 5 points ahead after the third quarter, and it was not expected that the shortcomings of the Clippers lacking key points in the final quarter appeared, and the Raptors relied on VanVleet. Sika and Anunoby scored three strong points in a row to complete the counter-attack, and Van Jordan scored 5 consecutive points to seal the victory 1 minute 02 seconds before the final game.
The biggest contributor to the Raptors in this game is Van Jordan, 1 minute 02 seconds before the final game The Clippers have forced the score to 1 point, Van Jordan broke through to hit two points, and then Kofi did not hit Fan Jordan counterattacked and scored a three-pointer, at this time the game is over with 25 seconds, in other words, the Clippers are 6 minutes behind in 25 seconds, which can be said to be basically stable, 37 seconds and 5 minutes are worth thousands of gold! Then Mo Jr. and Mann did not hit three points and the game came to an end.
Van Jordan played 39 minutes, 10 of 27, 5 of 13 from three-point range, 7 of 8 from the free throw line, 31 points, 9 assists, 4 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block, shooting 37% from the field and 30.8% from three-point range, and he scored 8 points, 1 assist and 1 steal in the final quarter 3 of 7 and 2 of 2 three points. The Clippers lack such a strong point that he can attack independently, and Reggie Jackson and Bledsoe's current independent offensive ability has declined seriously. Reggie had 17 points and four assists, and Bledsoe had just six points.
In addition, the Raptors side of Siakam played 40 minutes, 10 of 20, 2 of 2 three-pointers, 25 points, 19 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks, shooting rate of 50, three points 50%, he was in the Clippers inside the river overturned, this game Zubac can not appear, the Clippers inside line is equal to an Ibaka, the elderly Ibaka is really unable to defend Sika, Sika all kinds of baskets strong.
Anunoby can bully the Clippers' front line at will, he played 36 minutes, 8 of 16, 7 of 3 three-pointers, 7 of 8 from the free throw line, 26 points, 6 rebounds, 4 strong shots, shooting 50%, three-point shooting rate of 42.9%, in the final quarter Anunoby score was the team's highest 11 points (3 of 6 + 2 of 3 points), the Raptors all three took 20+ to defeat the Clippers, the Clippers only had one Mo Jr. to score 20 points, without Paul George they are really too many.
Text/Yan Xiaobai