Back at home, the Los Angeles Clippers, under the leadership of Paul George, successfully overthrew the Phoenix Suns, the number one in the league. After a wave of three consecutive wins, they also further consolidated the eighth place record in the West. In fact, the Clippers are in much worse shape this season than the Lakers. Ball Card and George were out for a long time due to injury, but the Clippers still swayed to the end, getting the opportunity to impact the playoff tickets. At the start of the season, I'm afraid, no one would have imagined that the Clippers would be Los Angeles' last hope.
And this game, the Clippers, who continue to play at home, have ushered in the challenge of the Sacramento Kings. The team's star Fox is out of the game due to hand injuries and still has not returned to the field, and new signing Sabonis Jr. is also absent due to a knee injury, and the Kings can only be the bullied team in this game. At the beginning of the game, the Home Team's Clippers quickly entered the conversion and got the initiative to take the lead. Paul George shot 4-of-5 from three-point range and 5-of-6 from the field in the first quarter, delivering 14 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal to lead the team to a 15-point lead of 31-16.
Entering the second quarter of the showdown, the Kings, who were in a state of backwardness, counterattacked accordingly. Zubac shot 7 points and 4 rebounds in the second quarter with 100 percent shooting from 3 of 3, and the Kings, who were blooming everywhere, could still chase back the first quarter one point behind with a 29-28 score. At the end of the first half, the Clippers still led the Kings by a crucial 14 points. The Clippers, who fought again and maintained the lead in the lead, did not continue to give the Kings the opportunity to counterattack.
In the third quarter of the competition, George showed his might, with a 100% shooting rate, sent 6 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal of the comprehensive data, and Powell, who came off the bench, also contributed 10 points, helping the team play a 33-26 score and get a 7-point lead. By the time they reached the crucial final showdown, the gap had widened to 21 points, and the Kings had no chance of a Jedi comeback. But in the final quarter of the tiebreaker, the Kings still took advantage of some advantages with the efficient output of the second team, playing a 27-25 score, and recovering the two points they had previously trailed.
In the end, the regular time of the fourth quarter was completed, and the Clippers won the game with a score of 117-98. There was no doubt that the Clippers had a chance to complete a bigger lead victory, but Tyronelu did not do that, but instead conducted a final training session at the end of the regular season, rejecting murderous intent and bullying the non-competitive King. Throughout the game, the Clippers rotated 12 players, of which 6 players scored double digits, and 2 players scored at least 20 points.
Paul George played nearly 34 minutes in this game, delivering a quasi-triple-double of 23 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists, playing the value of his team's core. At the same time, Powell, who came off the bench, also performed very well, playing only 22 minutes, sending a key 20 points, and made a lot of contributions in the process of helping the team to achieve a score lead. After winning the game, the Clippers managed to win a four-game winning streak, and the morale of the team as a whole was unusually high. If nothing else, they will continue to beat the Russian City Thunder in the final regular season game of the season to win five straight.