Harden's debut, the Clippers' Achilles' heel is fully revealed! But this is not something that Deng Ge can solve!

With more than four minutes left in the game and trailing by 16 points, Tyronn Lue chose to shoot, waved the flag and came off the bench.

At Madison Square Garden Arena in New York, the mecca of basketball, Harden's debut ended in this way.

The stubble collapsed, and the "black door opened".

This loss is undoubtedly a pour of cold water on the fans who shouted loudly about the "Clippers championship" a few days ago.

It fully shows that there is still a long way to go from "strong on the books" to the strongest in reality. Especially for teams with multiple stars, it will be very difficult to run in.

It is very normal for Deng Ge to lose the first game with the team.

After all, the limited time to train with teammates needs to find tacit understanding, and the head coach also needs to use the game to train after the big trade to understand the rotation of personnel and stimulate chemistry, which is not a simple matter.

In the next 5-10 regular season games, the Clippers are likely to struggle, and the players will personally look uncomfortable.

In today's loss, you can see something.

First, Lue's approach to Harden.

As expected, the four All-Stars started with Zubac.

When we first met, the bearded man played very forbearingly, and when he played with the starting lineup, he easily did not shoot, did some work to thread the needle, and led his teammates first as much as possible.

This is in line with the expectations for him, after all, the Clippers lack offensive initiators and lack good guards.

Deng's passing skills are strong, he has a strong ability to read the game, and he can pass some good balls that the Clippers have not seen before.

When it came to the transition period, when Harden brought his good friends Tucker, Powell, Plumlee, and Hyland, he started to attack.

The good news for the Clippers is that Harden, although he hasn't played before, has a good offensive feel and can manage his body in the offseason.

So even if he loses today, his 17+6 performance is quite efficient.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Clippers actually went to Harden, Powell, Hyland, Gordon, Diabate, and sent the game away.

The second point is the division of labor among the stars.

Because of the addition of Harden, the Clippers broke the original balance and chemistry.

The pattern that had just been decided at the beginning of the season and looked like it was going to be on the right track, but it was overturned all of a sudden.

In the past, the Clippers could attack and defend, but they changed 3 No. 4 positions at once, and the lineup was deformed, and there was no No. 4 position with enough body size.

In addition, the next thing to be clear is, who is the core? Who should be in charge of the game when it matters most? Instead of you voting for one and him doing one.

What is clear today is that both George and Ka have lost their old rhythm, perhaps because they are both trying to humble their new teammates, but they have lost their true colors.

On the contrary, it is Dawei Shao who "doesn't care", no matter who his teammates are, the ball is given to the young master, he just does it, but he plays well.

However, this is a team that aims for a championship and cannot be expected to be the top player.

Next, What should Ka and George do?

The third point, the Clippers' Achilles' heel ring.

It's still an old problem, inside, and it's not something that Harden can solve when he arrives.

Today's rebounding ratio was 31-48, so it's too normal to lose.

Thibodeau's Knicks have never been a high-level offensive team. Their characteristic is that they slowly grind with you, and they can grab if they can't throw.

Rush to grab, the pitcher's confidence is cultivated, anyway, there are boards. So it can be seen that DiVincenzo's 2 outside lines in the fourth quarter changed the trend of the game.

All of this is based on the absolute superiority of rebounding.

The Clippers couldn't protect the backcourt rebounds, so they didn't counterattack, and when they played the position, they made another bunch of mistakes...

The house leak coincided with overnight rain, and a downed save from Randle in the third quarter led to a counter-joint by Plumlee, who exited the game outright.

Although the final assessment of the injury has not yet been released, there is a high probability that he will have to be out for a while...

As a result, the Clippers have only one interior player: Zubac, the starting center who is slow, slow-reacting, buttery, and soft-finished.

The Clippers have their own strengths and weaknesses.

Zubac has the body, the quality of the rim and the screen, but the speed and finishing skills in the offense are not up to the mark...

Plumlee is responsive, has movement speed, but no range, and is relatively rough with his hands...

Neither of these two players is outstanding in rebounding, which is what the Clippers can't stand the most. And their weak link, after the team made a trade, the No. 4 position was lowered in height, and the small card topped the big forward, it was further exposed...

It's no accident that the rebounds were snatched up today.

Now that the bench is still injured, Coach Lu has to use a small lineup many times in the game, and Tucker Sr. may play the No. 5 position, which depends on the team's offensive level.

Finally, two idle sentences:

If you want to say that it is suitable for the current Clippers and Harden's interior line, I think it is still this player:

Comrade Afberry in Atlanta.