On February 26, Beijing time, the NBA regular season staged the Los Angeles derby, the Lakers home to meet the Clippers, Howard in the first quarter of the inside line to kill four sides, get 8 points and 9 rebounds, but the Lakers other players are in general condition, the first quarter only scored 22 points, behind 2 points.
The Lakers have been in poor shape recently, winning only 3 of their last 10 games, and the ranking has fallen to 9th in the West, and the playoff situation is not optimistic. The Clippers are no. 8th in the West, 1.5 wins ahead of the Lakers, and this game is very important for both teams. The two teams have met once this season, and the Clippers narrowly beat the Lakers by one point.
The Lakers have adjusted their starting lineup again: Westbrook, Reeves, James, Ariza, Howard, which is their 29th starting lineup this season. The Clippers started: Reggie, Mann, Batum, Morris Jr., Zubac. James scored on a jump shot as soon as he came up, Morris also scored in color, the overall feel of the opening of the two teams was average, continuous shots were missed, the score slowly rose, Westbrook jumper scored, and the score came to 10 draws.
Howard, who started first, was in excellent form, creating kills on the inside line continuously, and the free throw shooting rate was very good, dominating performances at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and he had 8 points and 9 rebounds in the first quarter. The Clippers clung to the score, Reggie and Morris were in good shape, Kennard hit a three-pointer and the Clippers rebounded 22-20.
Anthony's three shots after the game were all deflected, and the Clippers led 24-22 in the first quarter. Howard got 8 points and 9 rebounds in the first quarter, including 5 rebounds in the front court, dominating the interior offensive and defensive, seeing such a good Master Huo, many fans did not need him to be angry before Vogel, James only scored 2 points, Andy 6 points less. On the Clippers side, Reggie had 7 points and Morris 6 points.