Clippers win over Nuggets! The Big Three scored 37 points in the half, Wei Shao really changed, and it was time to exchange non-sale items for Harden
Beijing time on October 18, the NBA preseason continues, today the Clippers sit at home to usher in the Nuggets' challenge, the previous preseason against the Jazz although the Clippers defeated the opponent, but the Big Three combined 19 points performance can not satisfy Tyronn Lue, so Tyronn Lue This game is also to let the Big Three continue to play, and the Nuggets did not pay much attention to this game, they took turns to rest the core. Next, let's talk about the game process and then talk about the players.
Game recap: The Clippers take the Nuggets lightly
At the beginning of the first quarter, Wei Shao scored 5 consecutive points for the Clippers to open the situation, the Nuggets while Reggie faced the old owner frequent kills inside to score for the team, under the leadership of Reggie, the Nuggets led the Clippers by 5 points in the first quarter, but at the end of the quarter relying on the play of the bench, the Clippers tied the Nuggets. George found his hand in the second quarter, and he scored 13 consecutive points to help the team establish the lead, and although Strausser played well on the Nuggets' side, he was also a little weak against George who was on fire, and the Clippers led by nine points at halftime.
Yibian fought again, Tyronn Lue obviously got the desired result, so he also let the three-core rest, but after the three-core came out, Powell stepped up, and his consecutive offensive passes helped the team extend the lead to double digits, and the Clippers led by 19 points in the third quarter. Although the Nuggets still didn't want to give up in the final quarter, they couldn't play a decent comeback climax, and the team lost to the Clippers 103-116.
The Nuggets' two bench firepower is strong
After the departure of Bruce Brown in the offseason, coupled with the reinforcement of some strong teams, many fans are not optimistic that the Nuggets can defend the title, their starters are indeed good enough, but the decline in bench strength is also an indisputable fact. Still, the Nuggets did a good job of making up for Brown's departure. The team first renewed Reggie Jackson's contract, and then they took the older draft Strausher with the No. 29 pick in the first round.
As a result, both of them showed good immediacy in the preseason, they proved that they can make up for Brown's departure, this game Reggie shot 6 of 12 from the field, 3 of 7 from three-point range scored 15 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, he is a player with the strength of the starting backcourt, and now playing as a substitute is honestly a bit talented, but to win on a championship-level team, which is also acceptable to Reggie, who played a total of 27 minutes and scored 23 points and 4 assists in the previous preseason.
Although Strausser is a rookie, but he plays very maturely, shooting 3 of 11 from the field, 2 of 7 from three-point range and scoring 12 points, 2 assists and 1 steal, although this game is inefficient, but in the past three games, he can average 19.7 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist per game, averaging 4 three-pointers per game, shooting 50% from three-point range, quite unsolvable. Reggie may not be the sixth man on the team in the new season, and Strawser may steal his place.
The Clippers scored 37 points in a three-core half-time
After talking about the Nuggets' two benches, let's talk about the Clippers' Big Three, the best of the Big Three is George shooting 9 of 13 from the field, 1 of 1 from three-point range with 23 points and 7 rebounds, if George can maintain this form in the regular season, the Clippers may be one of the strongest teams in the league, but George is now a notoriously nerve knife, with a total of 11 points in 16 shots in the past two preseason games.
Wei Shao showed aggression at the beginning of this game, he continuously hit the inside to tear the Nuggets' defense, so that the Clippers shooters got more opportunities, this game he shot 3 of 4, 1 of 2 from three-point range scored 7 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, Wei Shao now also recognizes his positioning, not a good opportunity is definitely not blind, teammates have the opportunity to pass the ball, through the preseason to see Wei Shao really changed, become mature and steady, but he rushed to rebound or very positive, A defender grabbed two frontcourt boards, more than Zubac.
Wei Shao has suffered a lot of doubts in the past few years, but his professionalism is not said, and now he is still playing a comprehensive performance with a base salary, and it is estimated that there will not be so many criticisms in the new season. Leonard played well because of George, he also rowed, shooting 2 of 5 from the field, 2 of 4 from three-point range scored 7 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, the Clippers' attack in the new season actually depends on the small card, after all, George is not stable.
In addition to the three cores in this game, Hyland shot 4 of 9, 1 of 4 from three-point range scored 12 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, Mann scored 8 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist on 4-of-6 shooting in 20 minutes, and Mann is estimated to be no stranger to everyone, he is the backup of Jr. and George, in the previous Clippers and 76ers trade, the 76ers said they wanted to get Mann, but the Clippers were not willing to take out Mann so the trade has not been formed.
Recently, a reporter accompanying the 76ers said that the Clippers have treated Mann as a non-sale, which means that the team will not trade him for Harden. Is it really worth saying that Mann? He is indeed a good bench rotation, but the role for the team is definitely not comparable to Harden, he has scored 8 points on 8 shots in the past two preseason games, Tyronn Lue has not given him much playing time, and Covington can replace his role, I think maybe the Clippers should trade him for Harden.
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