On March 28, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Clippers hosted the Bulls. The Clippers had a 39-36 record, fifth in the West, while the Bulls had a previous record of 36-38 and were tenth in the East. The Bulls just finished playing the game with the Lakers yesterday and beat the Lakers, Beverley went from pre-game taunts to in-game taunts, the key is to win, Lakers fans are very depressed. In the last game against the Pelicans, Junior Card was elbowed in the face by Ingram, and then withdrew from the game, and after two days of rest, there is no big problem, and he can continue to play today. George revealed in an interview that he does not know his specific comeback schedule now, and he hopes to return to the team as soon as possible, according to previous reports, at least 2-3 weeks off.
Today's game, both teams have many players missing, the Bulls' Caruso and Green do not play, the Clippers in addition to George, Powell has been suspended due to shoulder injury problems, the good news is that Morris Jr. is sick and absent, the reason why it is good news is because Morris Jr. is too poor, but Tyronn Lue has always let him play the starting position. The Bulls started with: Beverley + LaVine + DeRozan + Padrick Williams + Vucevic, and the Clippers started with: Wilson + Gordon + Batum + Leonard + Zubac. The opening Bulls went smoothly, Vucevic threw a shot, Pawe and DeRozan rained three points, Wei Shao faced Beverley dry shot, immediately made a celebratory action to shake the doll, Gordon showed good form, hit a three-pointer, made a three-point foul, plus Leonard assisted Batum to blast a three-pointer, Leonard himself hit a three-pointer, and the Clippers quickly took the initiative.
In the middle period, Beverley and LaVine blossomed inside and outside to chase consecutive points, and the Bulls played the Clippers inside very resolutely, and under LaVine's leadership, the Bulls played a 13-4 climax to complete the comeback. LaVine is like a divine help, an offensive round first shakes away Batum, then squeezes Leonard, Europe steps in to score! At the end of the quarter, Batum hit a three-pointer, Zhuang Shen and DeRozan blossomed inside and out, LaVine hit a two-point shot, and the first quarter was over, and the Clippers trailed the Bulls 27-32. After the start of the second quarter, Wei Shao led the team to start to erupt, feeding Plumlee, stealing counterattack to assist Hyland for a layup, assisting Mann to hit a three-pointer, a wave of flow to erase the difference! The timeout came back Hyland hit another three-pointer, Wilson countered with a gliding layup, and Beverley and Vucevic made three-pointers to help the Bulls stop the bleeding! In the second half, Gordon and Batum hit consecutive three-pointers, Leonard jumper + Wei Shao countered the dunk, and the Clippers broke out instantly.
At the end of the quarter, Batum and Gordon were still hitting three-pointers, and at halftime, the Clippers led the Bulls 62-55, and the Bulls basically relied on the Big Three to score, and under the leadership of Weston, Batum, Gordon, including the Clippers bench were all scoring, and Leonard was completely freed. At the beginning of the third quarter, DeRozan hit consecutive singles, Leonard fed Zubatz and Batum inside and outside, and Wilson continued to assist Gordon's three-pointer, unknowingly the difference was 15 points! The Bulls tried to fight back in the middle period, or Wei Shao fed Gordon to hit a three-pointer, after which Wei Shao's single, Leonard and Batum chased three-pointers, and the Clippers stretched the gap to more than 20 points! At the end of the third quarter, the Clippers led the Bulls 99-77.
In the fourth quarter finale, Hyland chased three points, and Wei Shao assisted Mann to make a quick dunk, and when the difference was more than 25 points, the game had lost suspense. During the timeout, the camera was given to Leonard, who also looked very happy, and when he had a sharpshooter like Batum + Gordon around him, Leonard did not have so much offensive pressure at all. Tyronn Lue replaced Leonard again in the middle period, Wilson assisted Mann and Plumlee inside and out, and the Clippers maintained a huge lead of more than 20 points, and the game went into garbage time early. In the end, the Clippers beat the Bulls 124-112 at home!
Stats, on the Clippers side, Wilson 12 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 steals, Gordon 22 points and 3 assists, Leonard 22 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, Batum 24 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, Highland 13 points, 8 assists and 3 steals, Plumlee 10 points and 5 rebounds, Zubac 11 points and 7 rebounds. On the Bulls side, Beverley had 9 points, 2 assists and 2 steals, LaVine had 23 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, DeRozan had 21 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals, Vucevic had 20 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, and Parvey had 16 points.
Against the Lakers, the Bulls play like a championship team, but here with the Clippers, both offense and defense are pierced. There must be a back-to-back physical impact, but the biggest difference is the Clippers' change of pace and strong forward projection. Morris Jr. really can't be used anymore, Batum deserves a starting position, Covington and Mann on the bench, and Wilson is now particularly changed on the defensive end, with a positive defensive attitude, fast attack and fast ball speed, everyone in the Clippers is passing, the whole game down, the Clippers 41 assists! After this game, the Clippers held fifth in the West and continued to chase the Suns, while the Warriors were squeezed out of the top six by the Timberwolves.