On April 2, Beijing time, the Clippers challenged the Bucks away, and the trend of this game was unexpected. Although both teams are full bench lineups, the Bucks are the defending champions after all, with the foundation, but against the Clippers, the Bucks are behind and blown up, and there is no way to fight back. 153-119, the Clippers won the Bucks by 34 points, which is enough to prove that the Clippers can also take on the team except for George and Leonard.
The Clippers are going to play the playoffs, and the outcome of the next regular season game is not so important, so Tyronelu dares to take a break from the core players. If the Clippers do make it to the playoffs, this team could create new surprises. First of all, George has returned and is in great shape, as strong as he was at his peak. Second, if Leonard recovers from injury well, he may be able to play the playoffs, considering that there are not many teams in the West, this season is full of hardships for the Clippers, but it may be a good opportunity to reach the Finals.
All in all, this Clippers team is a pleasant surprise. And Tyrone Lu is suspicious of people, no doubt about the use of people, and his coaching style is quite popular. In the Clippers and Bucks game, Tyrenlu reused the iron god Covington, letting him play for 46 minutes, and without overtime, Covington only rested for 2 minutes in the whole game. And Covington didn't fail Tyrenlu, playing the best game of his career so far, and he also set a three-point record.
Shooting 15-of-24, 11-of-18 from three-point range, 2-of-2 from the free throws, 43 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks, this is The report card that Covington handed over, enough to be amazing, the performance at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends is perfect, which is surprising. Covington is actually not a top scorer, and even, his shooting level is not up to the league average, the reason why he has been able to stay in the NBA is because of defense, Covington's single defense and co-defense ability is first-class, whether in Philadelphia or the Rockets, it was once the absolute core.
With a 38 percent three-point shooting percentage this season and averaging 8.6 points per game, Covington is a great wing player. After Tyrone Lu retired from core players such as George, Jackson and Morris, Covington seized the opportunity and played a lot of luxurious statistics that the star had not been able to obtain throughout his career.
Covington has set a number of records, it is worth mentioning that the NBA historical three-point king Curry has hit 10 three-pointers in a single game this season, while the 21-22 season's single-game three-point record is 11, Curry did not do it, and now, it is easily done by Covington, it is really magical, if you only look at the shooting technique, Covington was thrown ten streets by Curry. I have to say that Covington played the Bucks, really fierce, taking advantage of the good feel, he shot continuously, and couldn't stop at all.
Moreover, Covington also became the first person in history, setting a new record. According to statistics, Covington is the first player in NBA history to cut at least 40 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks in a single game, and hit at least 10 three-pointers. This record is exclusive to Covington. Covington has played a masterpiece, he is 32 years old, at the peak of his career, perhaps, Covington can sign a big contract in the future, he has proved himself. And the Clippers got him, and they really made a lot of money.