On January 21, Beijing time, the San Antonio Spurs faced the Los Angeles Clippers at home, from the beginning, the two sides played very glue, even the Spurs were behind the Clippers, but then, the Clippers burst into a wave in the second half, and finally won 131-126. In this game, Leonard and Paul George both played.
Technical statistics
Clippers: Leonard 36 points, Morris 15, Zubac 12 points and 16 rebounds, George 16 points and 12 rebounds, Mann 10 points, Powell 26 points, Jackson 13 points
Spurs: Langford 13, Johnson 23, Sohan 16, Poeltl 11, Jones 8, Collins 17, Richardson 17
The star of the field
The star of the game was given to Leonard, who played 37 minutes, shooting 13 of 18 and 4 of 5 from three-point range, performing very efficiently, he bombed 36 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, helping both sides to play back when the score was glued, and finally won the game.
Highlight moments
Sohan pressed everyone to stage a flying body to make up for the fried basket
Leonard turned and broke through and entered the field with both arms dunked
George Lingsnake out of the hole for a layup
Match Review
At the beginning of the first quarter, Sohan hit the first three-pointer, and Leonard returned a three-pointer. After that, the Clippers never opened the score. With 4 and a half points left in the first quarter, Batum hit a three-pointer, then Branum hit a jumper, George dunked + hit a three-pointer, and quickly helped the team stretch the gap to 31-25. At the end of the first quarter, the Clippers led the Spurs 41-35.
In the second quarter, the Spurs began to play offense, and they played a 12-2 run, not only to rally the score, but also to lead the Clippers by four points. With Langford scoring five straight points on 3-pointers and layups, the Spurs led the Clippers by five points. However, with three minutes left in the second quarter, Morris made a two-point shot to chase the gap to just one point. But then the Spurs slowly opened the gap again, and they went on a 5-0 run to give the team a 65-58 lead over the Clippers. Morris made a three-pointer to stop the bleeding, but the Spurs again played a mini-5-2 run to lead the Clippers 72-65 in the first half.
Yibian fought again, and the Clippers hit a 33-23 wave of attack with color. In this section, George and Leonard begin to be powerful. Although the Spurs started with a five-point lead, the Clippers tied the score at 93 in the fourth minute with 3-pointers from Leonard and George. The Heat then stepped up their defense, and Powell hit a 3-pointer to give the Clippers a 98-95 lead in the quarter.
In the fourth quarter, Johnson hit a three-point shot to chase the gap to just two points. However, the Clippers still maintained the point difference thanks to Jackson's jump shot. At the same time, in this quarter, Jackson hit a three-point shot, George made two points, and in the final three minutes, the Spurs trailed the Clippers by five points, and after George hit a three-pointer, the team led the Spurs 122-115. Although the Spurs were able to strike back, the Clippers were still very good, and they didn't give the Spurs any more chances and eventually won the game.
Starters from both sides:
Clippers: Leonard, Morris, Zubac, George, Mann
Spurs: Langford, Johnson, Sohan, Poeltl, Jones