Lost 6 in a row! The Big 4 of the Clippers became a joke! Jokic defeated George Harden 32+16+9
On November 15, Beijing time, the NBA midseason championship, the Nuggets played at home against the Clippers! Facing the No. 1 Nuggets in the West, how should the Clippers, who have lost five in a row, deal with it? Because Hyland fell out of the team rotation, the Clippers recalled Kobe Brown from the Development League today. The guy is the No. 30 pick in the first round in 2023 and is averaging 2.8 points per game with the Clippers this season.
The Clippers' Big Four averaged 62.3 points per game, shooting 42.3% from the field and only 28% from three-point range. Jokic can play, but he has a right wrist injury. Nuggets coach Malone said: "Murray won't be back anytime soon, it's not a matter of one or two games. ”
The Clippers starting lineup remains the same: Westbrook, Harden, George, Leonard, Zubac. Tyronn Lue said he had no intention of letting Willis go to the bench. Nuggets starters: Reggie, Pope, Porter Jr., Gordon, Jokic! The Nuggets' biggest problem is the bench, Bruce Brown left the team in the offseason, plus Reggie was promoted to the starter, and there was no substitute!
Tyronn Lue said that he would not let Wei Shao play as a substitute, but in fact, Wei Shao had become a "fake starter" and was replaced after 4 and a half minutes in the first quarter. The Clippers scored 26 points in the first quarter, and George and Harden combined for 20 points. In the previous four games, George God scored 10 points, 24 points, 8 points and 26 points.
At the end of the first quarter, the Nuggets led by two points at 28-26. Mr. Yoo played 10 minutes and got 11 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, and a triple-double should not be a problem today. Most of the Clippers' offense relies on individual players and has too little cooperation with each other. In the first quarter, the Clippers had 5 assists and 4 turnovers, and the assist-to-turnover ratio was close to 1 to 1! The Nuggets had only 2 turnovers with 9 assists.
In the first half of the second quarter, the Clippers were still able to stalemate with the Nuggets. In the second half of the quarter, the Nuggets went on a 10-0 run and took a double-digit lead. Zubac was reduced to a toy for Mr. Yoo, making 0-of-4 shooting at halftime and scoring only 3 points from the free-throw line. Just said that the Nuggets' shortcoming is the bench, and the same is true for the Clippers. In the first half, the Clippers bench combined for 6 points on 1-of-4 shooting, and the Nuggets scored 13 points.
To be honest, in the first half, Yoo and the Nuggets did not increase the intensity and had already suppressed the Clippers. George shot 7-of-13 and finished with 20 points, five rebounds and two assists. Harden had 11 points and two rebounds on 4-of-9 shooting, Jr. scored eight points on 3-of-7 shooting, and Willis scored just four points on 2-of-6 shooting. Jokic had 18 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, and at halftime, the Nuggets led the Clippers by 8 points 60-52!
Porter Jr. scored just two points on 1-of-5 shooting and 0-of-4 three-pointers in the first half. It's not that the Nuggets didn't give the Clippers a chance, but it's a pity that only George opened the Big Four. Yibian fought again, and Porter Jr. scored two three-pointers. Although Zubac also scored, he had four fouls on his back, and the Clippers could only play five. Relying on the outside touch, the Clippers trailed by one point in the last three minutes of the third quarter.
When Mann and Tucker were on the floor at the same time, the defensive intensity of the Clippers improved significantly! Murray was injured, and once the teacher was off the court, the Nuggets had no one to handle the ball! Harden played well with the bench lineup, and the Clippers once overtook him! Gordon hit a three-pointer in the quarter, and after the third quarter, the two teams fought to 84-84, and the Clippers shot 11 of 20 three-pointers!
At 8 minutes and 30 seconds into the final quarter, Mr. Yoo re-entered the court, and the two teams were still tied at this time. George stepped up to take over the offense, and with half a quarter left in the game, he had already scored 30+ points, and the Clippers led by seven points! Tucker was better off defending than Zubac, who was dropped in the final quarter. Tucker's physical strength is limited, and at the last moment, he rested and asked the teacher to kill the basket in a row!
With 1 minute and 20 seconds left in the final quarter, Tucker came on the court again, and the Nuggets had a 3-point lead at 107-104. After that, the Nuggets made consecutive mistakes: Reggie missed two free throws, and Joki's pass was stealed, and the Clippers trailed by one point with 13 seconds left in the final quarter.
The Clippers fouled tactics, and Jokic hit 2 free throws, bringing the difference to 3 points. George pulls a three-pointer and shoots it straight to the neck. No, the game was over, and the Nuggets narrowly beat the Clippers 111-108. Jokic 32 points, 16 rebounds and 9 assists, Gordon 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, and Reggie 18 points.
George tried his best, slashing 35 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals, Harden 21 points and 4 assists, and Deng Ge 0 points in the final quarter! Xiaoka 15 points and 5 steals, Wei Shao 8 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals! The 6-game losing streak is the longest losing streak in Leonard's career, and the Big Four have become a joke! Finally, look at the stats and tell us how you feel!