The Clippers take on the Timberwolves
After Wilson joined the Clippers, the team suffered two consecutive losses, losing to the Kings and Nuggets, two top-three teams in the West. These two defeats are naturally not Wei Shao's responsibility, but it can also be seen that Wei Shao has not brought qualitative changes to the team, although Tyronn Lu put it in the starting point guard position, but in the last game against the Nuggets, the final quarter and overtime did not let Wei Shao play, from here it can be seen that Tyronn Lue is reducing Wei Shao's status in the team.
It's not that Wei Shao is not good enough, it's just that now he has not found a suitable position, and Tyronn Lu has not found a suitable role for Wei Shao. In this game, the Clippers faced the Timberwolves at home, and although they are ninth in the West, they have recently suffered three consecutive losses, and the owner Towns continues to be out due to injury.
George Jr. did his best
At the beginning of the first quarter, the Clippers showed home court advantage, Leonard had 10 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, George also had 8 points and 1 rebound, Zubac 6 points and 4 rebounds, Wilson only had 1 shot, got 2 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, the team bombed 33 points in a single quarter, while the Timberwolves only scored 26 points, Edwards had 8 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, and McDaniels had 6 points and 2 rebounds. After returning from the second quarter, Gobert dominated the box, scoring 10 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block on 5-of-5 shooting, Reid had 5 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, and the team scored another 32 points in a single quarter.
The Clippers lost their hands, George had 7 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, and Wilson had 5 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists, but Leonard only had 2 points, the team scored 23 points in a single quarter, and at halftime, the Clippers trailed the Timberwolves by 2 points 56-58. In the second half, the Clippers still felt bad, Leonard alone scored 8 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 1 steal, George also had 5 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 2 steals, but the team only scored 19 points, the Timberwolves seized the opportunity, McDaniels scored 7 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, leading the team to 28 points, successfully extending the lead to 11 points.
In the final quarter that decided the outcome of the game, the Clippers fought to catch up, Powell became the core of the offense, scoring 10 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist on 3-of-6 shooting, and Morris Jr. was abandoned, but George only had 5 points and 2 rebounds on 2-of-7 shooting, Leonard only had 3 points and 2 rebounds, and Wei was less than 5 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, and hit key three-pointers, but it was too late. In the end, the Minnesota Timberwolves successfully defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 108-101 on the road, ending a three-game losing streak and sending the Clippers to a three-game losing streak.
Tyronn Lue self-examined
After Wei Shao joined, he played 3 games, the Clippers lost all of them, seeing this, many fans may feel that this must be Wei Shao's responsibility, but to be honest, Wei Shao really can't be blamed for this game. Played 27 minutes, shot 5 of 11, 2 of 3 from three-point range, scored 14 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists, not only no mistakes at key moments, but also key shots, such a threat, what else can you ask for? George had 25 points, six rebounds and three assists, while Leonard had 23 points, five rebounds and five assists while shooting just 7-of-19 from the field.
Molisa Jr.'s performance in the game was a disaster, playing 21 minutes, shooting 0 of 3 with only 2 points and 3 rebounds, and was directly waived by Tyronn Lue in the final quarter. The Clippers have no shortage of talents, neither Hyland nor Covington are in the rotation, and Tyronn Lue should perhaps examine whether he used the wrong person. On the Timberwolves side, McDaniels scored a team-high 20 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, Edwards 18 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Gobert 16 points and 7 rebounds, Sledgehammer 12 points and 10 rebounds, Reid 12 points and 8 rebounds, Prince 10 points and 1 rebound, and all 6 people scored double-doubles.