This morning, Beijing time, the Clippers visited New York to challenge the Nets, and after four quarters of the game, they lost the battle and unfortunately suffered two consecutive defeats. It was the second defeat of the Clippers' Big Four since they formed a team, and the team's championship prospects were clouded.
This time away to the Nets, the eye-catching Harden cut 12 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, but had 5 turnovers, Wei Shao scored 13 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists, George 24 points, Leonard 17 points. Coach Tyronn Lue continued to start the previous game, with all four of the big four on the field plus center forward Zubac. However, except for a few beautiful cooperation between the giants at the beginning, more often it is a solo fight without tactics.
Before Harden was traded to the Clippers, the Clippers' game gave some hope. The arrival of Wei Shao has changed the team's original slow style, and the transition between offense and defense has obviously accelerated. And the chemistry between him and George and Leonard has already begun to show this season after last season's run-in.
But all of a sudden, the team traded Harden, which upset the balance of the team that had been built up with great difficulty. We all know that Harden may be slower than Leonard to advance through the half, and in this way, the effect of Willis to speed up is extinguished. After watching today's game, you can find that Wei Shao almost did not have a galloping counterattack in the whole game, which was unimaginable in the past Wei Shao.
The Clippers have gone from the laughter of the whole team at the beginning of the season to the embarrassment of the team after the arrival of Harden, does this deal really have to be done? A Wei Shao who can't run up and can't break through doesn't have much energy. Wei Shao is better than others not in shooting, but in his repeated sprinting ability, his physical fitness, and his speed. The better way now is to take Harden and Wei Shao apart and use it, Wei Shao + George + Leonard continue to start, because they already have good chemistry between them, and Harden with the bench lineup, just like in the Thunder period.