Harden wants to play more and also explains the reason for the loss! Leonard commented on Harden, and the Clippers also have new problems
On November 7, Beijing time, the Knicks played at home against the Clippers, and the Knicks successfully defeated the Clippers 111-97 at the end of the game. This game is expected by many fans, after all, in this game Harden will usher in his Clippers debut, and in this game Harden and Wei Shao started at the same time, originally expected Harden to bring enough help to the Clippers at this time, but in this game the Clippers still had problems, Leonard and George's slump made the Clippers uncomfortable, and it was difficult to catch up with the score, but in the fourth quarter of the game, the Knicks played an explosive performance and directly collapsed the Clippers, and finally Harden made his debut and the Clippers lost the game.
Speaking about his playing time limit after this game, Harden said: I had a conversation with the coach yesterday and he said he wanted me to play 28 minutes, but I wanted to increase it to around 30-34 minutes, and if the score was close, it could be a little bit longer than we were talking about. It can be seen that Harden actually wants to play more, but unfortunately Harden did not get such an opportunity, first of all, Harden was indeed limited by playing time, but Coach Lu was not so rigid, if this game was not reduced to garbage time early, Harden may still play a little longer, in fact, it should make people happy to see Harden have such a statement, after all, this proves that his body is not in serious trouble, and at the same time, after this game, Harden also said the reason for the team's loss.
Talking about the loss after the game, Harden said: We played a good game for three quarters, but we didn't find rhythm on the offensive end, we missed a lot of simple shots that should have been made, and this game was in the fourth quarter of the final victory, we gave the opponent opportunities, turnovers, offensive rebounds, etc., it was as simple as that. In fact, the reason why the Clippers lost this game is very simple, among which too many mistakes and no way to protect the rebound is the main reason for the Clippers' loss, in this game the Clippers had 22 turnovers, and the Knicks used the mistakes to score 35 points, and at the same time the Knicks grabbed 18 frontcourt boards in this game, which is 11 more than the Clippers.
At the same time, Leonard also commented on Harden's debut performance after this game, to which Leonard said: This is his first game in a long time, and he played great. He's going to have time to get back to his best, but his debut was great for me, and his pick-and-roll play got everybody into the game. Obviously, Harden's performance in the first game is still very satisfied, although the Clippers lost the game, but Harden was in good shape in the game, in this game Harden got 17 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists in 6 of 9 data, it can be said that they can come up with a better performance after the Clippers run in, but now the Clippers also have new problems.
The previous Clippers had a lot of flaws in the point guard organization, but now with the arrival of Wei Shao and Harden, the Clippers no longer have this flaw, but the current Clippers are facing a new problem, this new problem is the Clippers' interior line, Covington and Batum's departure has a lot of impact on the Clippers, after all, in this case, the height of the Clippers has declined, and Zubac, Plumola still has flaws in the game, and more importantly, Plumola was injured in the game in this game, if Plumola's injury is serious, then it will be even more unfavorable for the Clippers, so it is important for Harden to run in with Leonard and George, but the Clippers also need to solve the problem of the interior.