The Clippers beat the Kings by 21 points to win five in a row! The Clippers scored 31 points on 14 shots, and the Clippers who found chemistry were too strong
On December 13th, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and today the Clippers ushered in back-to-back games, they sat at home to challenge the King, the two teams had a conversation before, and finally the Clippers defeated the opponent, the King also wanted revenge, and the Clippers have been in good form recently, they have won 4 consecutive wins, the team wants to continue to win, a bad battle is inevitable, then let's talk about the game process first, and then talk about the players' play.
Contest Recap:
At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, Mann and George played a 6-0 start, the Kings relied on Xiao Sa's inside kill to open the situation, and then Huerter and Fox combined to score 5 points to help the King catch up with the difference, and then the two sides fell into a stalemate, until the second half of the quarter, the Clippers relied on George and Xiaoka's killing, they gradually established the lead, and at the end of the quarter, with Theis eating cake inside, the Clippers led by 8 points to end the first quarter of the game.
In the second quarter, the Clippers helped the team narrow the point gap, Powell and Wei Shao scored in response, and then the Clippers bench firepower did not decrease, with Harden breaking through, the Clippers led the opponent by more than 15 points, and the two sides started after playing, the Clippers' firepower was still undiminished, although Xiao Sa scored 7 points in a single quarter, but the small card also played a good performance, 10 points in a single quarter, helping the Clippers to lead the opponent by 22 points at halftime.
Yibian scored two points to help the Kings chase the points, Xiaoka immediately responded with two points, Xiaosa scored 2+1 to help the team narrow the difference to 19 points, Zubac responded with an inside kill, and then Mann and Harden scored one after another, and the point difference was getting bigger and bigger, the Kings only relied on Sabonis to support alone, and the role players were always unable to stand up, while the Clippers were more flowering, and the Kings were already 29 points behind the opponent after the third quarter.
Powell scored a layup in the final quarter to help the team extend the lead to 31 points, and then the Clippers gradually got off Harden and other starters, allowing Powell to lead the bench to compete with the opponent, and the Kings also replaced the bench and chose Mingjin to collect the troops, and finally the King's bench did not play a decent counterattack, and the Clippers defeated the opponent 119-98, ushering in a five-game winning streak and killing the opponent at the same time.
The Kings defended too poorly
After chatting about the game process, let's talk about the players' play, this game Fox shot 5 of 16 from the field, 3 of 5 from three-point range and got 14 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.
Xiao Sabonis's overall view and adaptability are indeed top-notch, but his defensive ability is also very limited, and he can only be beaten when he is beaten by the list, Sabonis shot 5 of 11 in the game, and scored 15 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal. In addition to the two, Keegan Murray scored 17 points, 7 rebounds and 2 steals, and Huerter faced a high-intensity defense and played out of sorts, scoring 3 points on 1-of-8 shooting.
Although the Kings team is still a strong contender for the playoffs this season, in terms of the overall strength of the West this season, it is almost hopeless for them to reach the top three in the division, and even if they enter the playoffs, it is likely to be the first round, their offense is indeed good, but the defense is too bad, and there is still no strength to fight in the face of top teams, that is, it is okay to abuse vegetables, this team wants to become stronger, and should strengthen the defensive ability of the wings.
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After winning this game, the Clippers also ushered in 5 consecutive wins, they showed good chemistry, now Harden has the ball, the team has a very good rhythm on the offensive end, the advantage of having three top stars is that the opponent is really unguardable, the offensive end not only has George and Harden's three-point support, but also the stable ball-holding singles of Xiaoka and Zubac's inside cake, the Clippers' offense is difficult to limit.
Even if they are not accurate on the outside, there is still a single card to solve, and there is also the firepower support of Powell and Wei Shao on the bench, this quadruple team has finally reached the level that everyone expected. In this game, Xiaoka shot 11 of 14 from the field, 2 of 3 from three-point range and got 31 points and 3 assists, Harden shot 4 of 9 from the field, and 0 of 3 from three-point range with 15 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals.
George finished with 9 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals on 3-of-7 shooting, and only played half a game due to groin soreness. George's instability is a hidden danger for the Clippers, Powell scored 15 points on 5-of-11 from the field, and now he is the sixth man of the Clippers, and Wei Shao got 8 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists on 3-of-5 from the field. If this continues, the Clippers' ceiling this season is definitely worth looking forward to.
Speaking of which, what do you have to say about the current Clippers and Kings?