This season's NBA regular season has reached the last game day, a number of teams that have locked up their rankings, in the final game have taken off the core players, began to make the most adequate preparation for the playoffs, the Los Angeles Clippers are one of them, after the end of the first 81 regular season games, the Clippers with a record of 41 wins and 40 losses in the West, five wins behind the seventh-place Timberwolves, 5 wins ahead of the ninth-place Pelicans, so the final game will not affect their ranking!
In the final battle, the Clippers encountered the Thunder, who has long given up this season, including the absolute core Alexander, many core players have entered the team's season reimbursement list, although the Clippers also took turns to take off the big general Paul George, Morris Jr., Powell and Reggie Jackson and other core players, but after this season's grinding, the Clippers role players' combat effectiveness and self-confidence have been significantly improved, and they also rely on excellent overall play in this campaign. The first quarter played a 39-18 against the opponent, establishing a double-digit lead early, and although the Thunder also tried to fight back several times, the Clippers still beat the Thunder 138-88, ending the regular season with a wave of five consecutive wins, and they will challenge the Timberwolves away in the playoffs!
Today's Thunder team belongs to the world of young people, in addition to a few absolute core players, other role players have played a good personal performance, and then enter the core rotation opportunity, in the final stage of the regular season, the Thunder team has been on the verge of rotation before, have also ushered in the opportunity to change their career trajectory, do not care about the outcome of the game, do not care about the outcome of the game, do their best to prove that they have become their goal.
In this game against the Clippers, three very young players have played well, this season is the third year of their career Robbie, this campaign as the team's starting center against Zubac, played 18.1 minutes, 15 shots hit 7 goals, contributed 16 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals, and the backcourt double Simpson and Kreich both proved themselves in the final regular season of their rookie season, Kraidic scored 16 points, Simpson, on the other hand, scored 17 points, nine rebounds and eight assists.
Compared with the Thunder's very young and unfamiliar players, the Clippers' role players have long been recognized by fans for their excellent performance, and Kennard, who is known as Ken Mamba, started the game and contributed 20 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, while Zubac also played an all-around performance of 12+11+2+2 in this campaign, and the unsuccessful draft Coffey also played a good statistic after entering the starting lineup, shooting 7 of 10 from outside the three-point line, and also got 35 points and 13 rebounds With 5 assists and 1 block, the Clippers also easily won the game with the player's stronger individual ability.
To qualify for a playoff, the Clippers also need to win at least one game in the playoffs, and for them, the first playoff game to beat the Timberwolves is the best ending, so that they can die in the first round of the season's newly rising Grizzlies, compared to the more mature Suns, the Grizzlies are undoubtedly a better choice!