Tyrone Lu proves himself
In just 2 seasons, Tyronelu took off the title of puppet coach. He took the Clippers all the way to the Western Conference Finals last season, and the Los Angeles Clippers remained competitive as players fell one by one. This season, with Leonard not playing a game and George injured for more than half a season, the Clippers can still occupy the eighth position in the West, which is really impressive. Now that George and Powell are back, the most important thing for the team is to run into the small card in addition to waiting for the small card.
George is fine, after all, these are old teammates, Powell is a mid-season reinforcement, and George only played one game, although he got the highest score in the team in the last game, but everyone knows that his chemistry with George has not yet formed. For Tyronlu, this is the most important task at the moment.
There is no suspense in the race
In this game, the Clippers welcomed the Saramento Kings at home to challenge, and Powell was still on the bench. At the beginning of the first quarter, the Clippers had the absolute upper hand, George shot 5 of 6, 5 of 5 three-pointers, 14 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, without a single turnover and foul, once again showing the style of General Joe. Powell also hit two three-pointers, the Clippers scored 31 points in a single quarter, and the Kings just scored 16 points. After returning from the second quarter, the Kings gradually regained their touch.
The Kings bench began to exert efforts, and in this quarter, the Kings bench scored 17 points, and the whole team scored 29 points, you know, the Clippers only scored 28 points. So, at the end of the half, the Clippers led the Kings by 14 points at 59-45. In the second half, George had 6 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, Powell hit 2 more three-pointers to get 8 points, Reggie also had 7 points, and the Clippers hit 33 points in a single quarter. The Kings worked hard, but only scored 26 points, so the Clippers' lead came to 21 points.
After returning from the last quarter, neither Reggie Morris nor Zubac made the show, and George and Batum went down to rest after playing with the bench for a while. The Clippers' bench still showed strength, with Covington and Hattenstein helping the team maintain a 20-point lead or so, but time passed minute by minute. With the final whistle sounding, the Los Angeles Clippers finally defeated the Saramento Kings 117-98 and successfully won four consecutive wins.
21 three-pointers in a single game
The Los Angeles Clippers have only ranked 14th in the league in terms of three-point shooting this season, but their shooting percentage is third in the league. In other words, too few shots. Now that George and Powell are back, the Clippers are frantically hitting three-pointers, shooting 43 three-pointers and hitting 21 three-pointers in the game. George had a quasi-triple-double of 23 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists on 8-of-14 shooting, and Powell also had 20 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, and 4-of-6 from three-point range. I have to say that today's Tyrone Lu should be a nuisance of happiness.
Before the game began, Tyrenlu entered the arena with a smile on his face and greeted the staff constantly, which was very joyful. Today's Clippers, there are too many people who can play, such as this game, Mann only played 15 minutes, Kofi fell out of the rotation, before that, they were the absolute main force of the Clippers! As for the Kings, Mitchell had 22 points and seven assists, which was good enough for a rookie. Lyles had 15 points and six rebounds, Jones had 12 points, four rebounds and four assists, and Kota had 10 points, 1 rebound and two assists, and no other player had scored in double figures.