32+16+9!Harden lost again, Jokic dominated the game, and George angrily complained about the referee's unfairness after the game
NBA Western Conference Midseason Championship, Nuggets vs. Clippers, the former lost to the Rockets in the last game, the latter suffered 5 consecutive defeats, the two teams competed, the Nuggets narrowly defeated the Clippers 111-108, avoiding consecutive defeats at the same time, giving the Clippers 6 consecutive defeats, Harden has continued to lose streaks since joining the Clippers, a win is hard to find, it is indeed embarrassing, Jokic dominated the game with 32 points, 16 rebounds, 9 assists and 1 steal.
The Clippers are now in a very awkward position, the midseason championship has not yet won, and they are facing elimination at any time, and the Nuggets have one win and one loss, the two sides have this matchup, both want to win, the Clippers want to end the losing streak, and the Nuggets want to avoid the losing streak, but get the opportunity to qualify for the group stage, from the beginning of the game, the Clippers have shown a good competitive state, however, the Nuggets as the defending champion After they experienced slow heating, Jokic led the team to overtake the score, and the Nuggets once expanded the difference to more than 10 points in the second quarter, in the second half, Harden found his touch and helped the Clippers score 32 points in a single quarter, and the two sides returned to the same running line, and in the last quarter, the difference between the two sides was very small, and the critical momentJokic made two free throws to defend the three-point advantage, but George tied the neck of the basket with three points, lost the last chance to chase points, and the Clippers suffered a six-game losing streak.
Judging from the whole game, the Clippers have changed a lot, although they lost the game, but seeing their efforts can indeed make fans happy, Harden played 35 minutes, 7 of 15 shots, 3 of 8 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, got his highest 21 points in the Clippers, plus 2 rebounds and 4 assists, in the game, Tyronn Lue's biggest change is to let Harden lead the team alone, this change completely activated Harden, with the ball in his hand, the score created a new high, but unfortunately in the final quarter, Harden was lost again, only shot once, did not score, and began to wander outside the system again。
George played 40 minutes, 13 of 26 shots, 4 of 11 three-pointers, 5 of 5 free throws, 35 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals, the whole game, George's performance was quite satisfactory, but he wanted to attack too much to help the team win, it was difficult to win by relying on star singles, especially the last attack, there were 13 seconds left, and there was every opportunity to have teammates play tactics, but he chose to shoot three points by himself, and finally the ball stuck in the neck, causing the Clippers to lose. However, after the game, George was very dissatisfied with the referee's decision, thinking that the Clippers were 5 to 8, which was too difficult, so angry with the referee, George faced punishment.
Leonard focused more on defense, finishing with 15 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 5 steals on 5-of-14 shooting. The Nuggets' biggest winning hero is still Jokic, who has shown his strength on both offensive and defensive ends, and the Clippers can't do anything about him, with his assists, Gordon, Porter, Reggie and Braun all playing with ease.
The Clippers still need to adjust for the next game, and although they lost this game, they hope to continue to work hard.