With 8.2 seconds left, the Clippers finally narrowed the point difference to only 3 points with a maximum of 35 points behind, Kennard was ordered to take the final attack, against the defensive calm 3+1, after he finished the free throw, the Wizards did not pause, Kuzma directly from the bottom line to throw a long pass, so that the front Of Monterrez Harrell directly out of bounds, completely extinguished the hope of overturning.
The whistle sounded and the game was over. Clippers coach Tyrone Lou strode off the court, his brow furrowed as he clapped his hands, and no emotion was visible on his face, but his emotions were there for all to see. The Clippers danced just like they did before kickoff, celebrating the most incredible victory in their history.
The biggest reversal points difference in NBA history was the Jazz's 36-point reversal of the Nuggets on November 28, 1996. And today's Clippers are second in history with a 35-point reversal of point difference!
The Clippers are the first team in the last 25 years to complete a 24-point comeback in three games in a single season. In the previous two weeks, the Clippers trailed by 25 points against Denver to reverse victory, and 24 points behind against Philadelphia to reverse the win, interestingly, none of these three reversals were Clippers twin stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George.
Before the game, according to ESPN's expert analysis, the probability of the Wizards winning this game was 99.6%, because the Clippers were small, and the star Leonard had not played a game this season due to injury; the second boss Paul George was also injured from December 22; for personal reasons, Marcus Morris was not on the team, so Tyrone Lu let Terrance Mann start. Because Mann's size improves their rebounding ability.
As soon as the first quarter came, the Clippers were in no offensive form, hitting back-and-forth, trailing 17-2, and Lou couldn't stand to replace four of the five starters to wake up the previously lifeless start. The two sides then scored in and out, with Kofi, Bledsoe and Kenard hitting three consecutive points to close the gap. After the Wizards Dinwiddie made a layup to stabilize the situation, the Wizards ended the first quarter with a nine-point lead of 32-23.
In the second quarter, the Wizards hit a 34-8 offensive surge that instantly led the point difference to 35 points. At the end of the half, the Wizards led the Clippers by exactly 30 points at 66-36.
After halftime, when the Clippers came out of the locker room, Lou had already adjusted his lineup, and he had Eric Bledsoeuse replace the starting Reggie Jackson, Kennard for Batum, Anden for starting center Zubac, and the entire second half was played off the bench.
In the final quarter, the Clippers trailed by just 8 minutes with 9:32 left in the game. They scored two more points within eight points over the next three minutes, but after a block by Harrell, Washington kept the Clippers out each time. It wasn't until Clippers guard Amir Coffey shot a three-pointer with less than four minutes left in the game to narrow the score to within six.
With 23 seconds left in the game, it was Amir Coffey who stepped up again, scoring from the frontcourt to close the gap to one point, when Wizards guard Bradley Beale saw the Clippers' defense lax and immediately hit a three-pointer.
That seemed like enough to put the Clippers in trouble, and even the team executives on the sidelines left the court until the Wizards' five-second violation gave the Clippers hope of a reversal, and Kennard became the savior and erased the team's first half stain with his three-pointer.
Faced with a heavily understaffed but still scrappy Los Angeles Clippers, Amir Kofi and Luke Kennard teamed up to lead a stunning reversal with a lack of dual cores. One man scored the Clippers' high 29 points while setting a new career high, while one played a lone hero in the final moments. The Cacho combination is gone, and they are the Clippers' new duo.
It's probably the Wizards' worst game of the season and is destined to have a nightmare tonight.
I have to say that Director Lu is really a tactical genius. Feeling so good after winning the game, he shouted to Clippers reporter Law Murray as he walked toward the locker room: "Rewrite your story now!" （M*****F*****）！ ”
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