On April 9, Beijing time, the Clippers defeated the Blazers 136-125 at home to win two straight, and the team ranked fifth in the West with a record of 43-38. Wilson continued his recent consistent performance, scoring 20 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, and his offensive efficiency was 9-of-14 from the field and 2-of-3 from three-point range. Leonard had 27 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Substitute Powell had 23 points and five assists.
Many of the Blazers' players are missing, but the role players play tenaciously. The Blazers led the Clippers by six points at 70-64 in the first half. At halftime, Clippers coach Tyronn Lue gave a hard lecture and scolded the players. "Said a lot of curse words." Lu said after the game.
The Clippers made a crazy start to 16-2 in the third quarter, Wilson assisted Gordon and Batum in a row, and then scored twice on his own offense to complete the comeback, and after the Blazers Knox hit all two free throws, Jr. hit 2+1, Batum scored two consecutive three-pointers, and the Clippers went from trailing by 6 points to leading by 8 points.
The Clippers then extended their lead to win the game. Weishao has passed the run-in period with the Clippers, and he has played highly efficient in the last three games in April, shooting above 50% from the field and three-point range.
In a 114-122 loss to the Pelicans in the Clippers' back-to-back game on April 2, Wilson had 24 points, 3 rebounds and 10 assists, shooting 9-of-18 from the field and 3-of-6 from three-point range. On April 6, the Clippers defeated the Lakers 125-118, with Wilson shooting 6-of-12 and 2-of-4 three-pointers, scoring 14 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists. The game beat the Blazers, with Wilson shooting 9-of-14 and 2-of-3 from three-pointers.
In these three games, Wei Shao shot 7 of 13 from three-point range, and his three-point shortcoming turned into a winning move. Weishao is very relaxed now, and he has enough respect for the Clippers. Tyronn Lu's use of Wei Shao is more reasonable, he knows how to use Wei Shao better than Hamm, and he has a higher rank in the presence of command. Just like the game against the Lakers, Wei Shao started with consecutive goals, but when he showed signs of playing two balls, Lu immediately replaced him.
Wei Shao is a double-edged sword, and Lu Zhi can relatively suppress the negative side of Wei Shao. Blazers coach Billups put a very pertinent interpretation of Wilson's situation: "I think Wilson just needs someone who can hug him, and Tyronn Lue and Wilson need each other at this time. ”
The Clippers' owners all gave Wilson enough respect. Take a look at what Leonard said about Wilson: "No matter what kind of game, he walks on the pitch with energy every game, he helps us become a better team, a faster team, a better organization. In other words, Xiaoka recognizes that Wei Shao has brought positive effects to the Clippers.
Clippers center Zubac also praised Wilson after the game over the Lakers: "We all know what the outside world says about him, but when he came here, we said the exact opposite of him, he was really a great guy, a great leader, he was always happy and positive, he helped me a lot, we just wanted to prove that everyone who said something to him was wrong, and we were happy that we could win the most important game of the season." ”
From Zubac's words, it can be seen that Wei Shao really integrated into the Clippers, and he also actively helped his teammates. Not to mention, there is also Weishao's good brother Paul George. The reason why Wei Shao joined the Clippers was largely due to the fact that the Clippers had George, and the two formed a deep friendship when they played for the Thunder. Although the two later parted ways, the friendship did not break.
Wei Shao also deeply felt the support of his teammates: "I have been able to feel this since I came here, and any time you do this for me, I will do my best to make sure that I will do my best to fulfill my promises. ”
For Wei Shao, when he played for the Lakers, he actually lived a relatively depressed life, because he could only play as a substitute, which was often criticized and questioned by the outside world, and coach Hamm gradually distrusted him. But in the Clippers, even if Wei Shao suffered a five-game losing streak after joining him, Lu still put Wei Shao in the starting lineup. At that time, it was suggested that Lu guide the Lakers use Wei Shao's method, but Lu was unmoved.
Wei Shao felt the warmth of the Clippers, and he also repaid the Clippers' trust in him with a steady performance.