The Clippers defeated the dark horses of the West, with Harden scoring 8 points and 10 assists, George scoring 34 points and Zion scoring 32 points

The NBA regular season continues, with the Clippers hosting the Pelicans in a midseason tournament count. Previously, the Clippers had a 6-7 record, and although they were still hovering in the middle and lower reaches of the West, they had good momentum. From Harden's 6-game losing streak when he first came to the team, to the latest wave of 3 consecutive wins, after Wei Shao took the initiative to ask Ying to be a substitute, Harden + Leonard's starting cooperation is gradually getting better, and the lineup configuration of George + Wei Shao's transition section is also full of impact. Against the Rockets, Harden hit 3+1 and won two games in a row against the Spurs, Harden sent a total of 19 assists, in Leonard's words, he felt very relaxed working with Harden, George also bluntly said that Harden is 75, and he has improved the level of the entire team. Although Wei Shao is the most easily ignored, Wei Shao's defensive efficiency this season is 106.7, 13th in the league!

The only hidden danger of the Clippers is that young people like Mann, Hyland and others still need to quickly adapt to Harden's system of playing with the ball. The Pelicans, on the other hand, started the season 8-7 and have struggled since McCollum was diagnosed with a pneumothorax, but their momentum has improved with back-to-back victories over the Kings in the last two games. Although the Pelicans have a good overall roster of talent, the team has been plagued by injuries before, including Alvarado, Daniels, Nance and others have been sidelined in a row. However, statistics show that the Pelicans are also the Clippers' nemesis, and in the past 10 meetings, the Pelicans have an absolute upper hand with 8 wins and 2 losses. The Pelicans started as Daniels + Herbert Jones + Ingram + Zion + Valanciunas.

The Clippers starters are: Harden + Mann + Leonard + George + Zubac. It is worth mentioning that the referee in this game has Foster, Foster is not only Paul's nemesis, but also Harden's fierce rival, and when he blows Harden in his career, he has only won once in the face of Paul (it is estimated that Foster hates Paul more). At the beginning of the game, Ingram continued to bully Mann, Harden fed Zubac a dunk, George jumped and continued to respond, and Daniels and Ingram blossomed inside and outside to lead the team to open up the difference. After Leonard's jumper stopped the bleeding in the middle section, the Clippers' offense was completely dumb, Zion was strong to complete 2+1, Wallan singled George, Zion stole and counterattacked, and Ingram hit three points! Harden not only had no touch, but also hit the free throws continuously. Since then, Ingram has no missed shots, and the difference has reached 21 points!

Fortunately, at the end of the quarter, Powell completed 2+1 to stop the bleeding, George also hit a three-pointer, plus Wei Shao's rebound, the Clippers played a wave of 11-3 climax, and after the first quarter, the Clippers trailed the Pelicans 23-36. Coming back in the second quarter, Powell continued to hit three-pointers, and then made a steal and counterattacked with George to chase down a single-digit point difference. The Pelicans relied on Jones and Hawkins to rain three-pointers, a wave of 17-point deficits, Powell missed shots, Harden made two free throws to stop the bleeding, and George stopped the Pelicans with three points. George added a three-pointer in the second half, then singled Ingram against the throw, and Leonard was bullying Daniels. In the second half, Leonard went around the cover and scored three points, and he smashed into the basket with one arm between the seams, including assisting Theis to hit a three-pointer, and after the Clippers played a wave of climaxes, they were only 1 point away at halftime 55-56!

At the beginning of the second half, Tucker entered the starting lineup, Harden scored a jumper against Zion, and then counterattacked to assist George to hit another three points, and the Pelicans were stopped again! After a timeout, Valanciunas stopped the bleeding with three points, and Harden fed Zubac a violent dunk and hit a three-pointer! Ingram and Zion singled in a row to erase the difference, and Harden stole and helped Leonard smash! The two teams fell into a tug-of-war in the middle of the period, Zion and Ingram were super efficient, and Harden's three-pointer responded. In the second half, the scores of the two teams alternated, Zion hit consecutive free throws, and after the third quarter, the Clippers trailed the Pelicans 83-85. With Willis untouched, the Clippers mainly relied on Powell and Cajiao to finish, and the Pelicans' defense was very targeted.

In the fourth quarter of the decisive battle, Wei Shao assisted George to dunk violently, Zion made consecutive strong layups, and Theis couldn't withstand it at all. The Pelicans gradually widened the difference, and it was Powell's three-pointer to stop the bleeding. In the middle of the game, the Pelicans relied on Herbert Jones and Ingram to score 10 points in a row to smoothly open up the difference, and after George forced an attack to stop the bleeding, Ingram continued to respond. In the decisive moment, George scored a basket, Zion hit both free throws, and Leonard and Powell kept the suspense. In the last 40 seconds, Zion stopped the Clippers with Harden's self-throwing, George hit three points, and finally the Clippers defeated the Pelicans 106-116 at home, ending a three-game winning streak and sending the Pelicans to three consecutive wins! Pelicans data, Zion 32 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Ingram 30 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, Jones 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, and Wallan 12 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

Clippers stats Harden 8 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 steals, Powell 20 points and 3 steals, Zubac 11 points and 5 rebounds, Westbrook 3 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, George 34 points and 8 rebounds, Leonard 20 points and 7 rebounds. Truth be told, the Clippers can't play like that. Wei Shao has been reduced to an absolute supporting role, with the least rotation playing time, and while Harden is trying his best to control his shots, he is also becoming a green leaf, blocking and dismantling George, often throwing some catch-pot balls, including no ball at critical moments, and has been on the defensive end to the No. 4 position to participate in the confrontation. I'm tired and can't use my maximum energy yet. George singles high-scoring games, the Clippers tend to lose, what is the reason for this?