Today, the Clippers are at home against the Warriors, George is out due to injury, and Lu has adjusted the starting lineup: Harden, Mann, Coffey, Leonard, Zubac!
At the beginning of the first quarter, Clay felt explosive, three points, 3+1, Mann also ate a technical foul, and after Klay hit a technical free throw, the Warriors started the game 7-0, and Coach Lu directly called a stop. After the timeout, Klaygar hit another free throw, Harden made a three-point foul and stood on the free throw line, and all three free throws broke the deadlock, and then Denge assisted Zubac and Xiaoka, Coffey three-pointer, and the Clippers responded with a wave of 8-2 to chase down only 1 point, and Kerr called a timeout. Back to the game, Paul came up, Looney hit a basket to stop the bleeding, but Xiaoka responded strongly 2+1 to tie the score, and Lu Gui replaced Wei Shao. Harden made Curry's foul free throws, and the Warriors called a timeout. After that, the two sides played back and forth, and Curry scored three points to help the Warriors overtake. Wei Shao scored five straight points and was very active, and the Clippers led by one point at 29-28 at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the two sides rotated the lineup, Harden came back to lead the team and the Willow combination, and the Warriors kept Wiggins, Paul and Klay. Deng Ge first stepped back to hit a three-point shot, and then assisted Brown and Wei Shao to take turns dunking. Paul grabbed a rebound and pushed down Theis and received a first-degree malicious foul, the latter hit two free throws, and Harden assisted Powell to hit a three-point shot, and the Clippers had a double-digit lead. Deng Ge chased three points and hit again, and on the defensive end, he cut the ball to make the Warriors 24 seconds for example, Curry and Xiaoka came back at the same time. After 49-37, it entered a timeout and returned to the game, Curry scored five points in a row, but the small card responded strongly with mid-range shots, free throws and open catches, and the margin was still in double digits. Kuminga and Xiaoka played 2+1 with each other, Mann counterattacked and hit a layup, the Clippers had a lead of 15 points, and Kerr called a timeout. This timeout finally had an effect, returning an 8-3 to chase 10 points, and at the critical moment, Deng Ge made foul free throws to stabilize the army's heart. Just before halftime, the Clippers led by 13 points at 69-56 heading into the third quarter.
In the second half, Harden still dominated the offense on the Clippers' side, assisting his teammates to score in a row, and Klay alone carried the offense on the Warriors' side, and the two teams launched a battle against each other, and after Curry hit a three-point shot from the outside, he chased it to 70-79, and Coach Lu called a timeout. After the pause, Xiaoka and Klay exchanged three points, the Warriors assistant coach ate a technical foul, Harden assisted Coffey to hit a three-point shot in the bottom corner, but Klay felt hot how to shoot and how to score, but Curry continued to hit the iron, and the Clippers seized the opportunity to counterattack, Harden passed the small card and scored a dunk, leading 90-79 to 11 points, and the Warriors called a timeout. But after the timeout came back, Harden continued to fire, broke through the layup + bottom corner three-pointer and scored 5 points in a row, and then was replaced for the break, with Xiaoka and Wei Shao leading the team. The Splash Brothers were not on the court, and the Warriors' bench lineup played well, with Paul hitting a three-pointer at the buzzer to go into the fourth quarter with a 93-99 deficit.
At the beginning of the last quarter, Harden came back and led the team with Wei Shao, the Warriors took a four-point look at Harden, and Paul assisted Moody to play 2+1, and the difference returned to 3 points. Paul hit a mid-range shot in the face of Theis, and Coach Lu had to call a timeout. After the timeout, the Clippers still did not change the small card, and Deng Ge immediately stepped back and hit a three-point shot to stop the bleeding, but after Moody caused Harden to foul the offense, the Splash Brothers came back at the same time. After the Warriors fouled, Zubac and Jr. returned. After the main team returned, the Clippers regained the lead to stop the Warriors by 6 points. But Klay had a three-pointer and an assist, but Powell scored four points in a row to stabilize the situation. With more than 3 minutes left, Coach Lu took the initiative to call a timeout. Powell received a pass from Harden and made a layup that nearly killed the game, but the Warriors scored four straight points. Coffey missed a three-point shot from the bottom corner, and Xiaoka grabbed the most crucial frontcourt rebound and made two free throws to seal the win.
In the end, the Clippers defeated the Warriors 121-113 at home, winning six in a row. Let's take a look at the players' performances!
The Rockets hit a record 28+7+15
This game can be said to be Harden's best personal form this season, 09 The head-to-head matchup between the two heroes, Harden defeated Curry in terms of personal data and game results.
In the second quarter, Harden led the team, and assisted his teammates in a row with three-point shots, leading the team to open up the difference. In the first half, he played 21 minutes, shooting 3-of-5 from the field, 3-of-3 from three-point range, and 9-of-9 from the free-throw line, scoring 18 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, and 2 blocks, with a plus/minus of +10!
In the third quarter, Deng's firepower did not fall, with 5 points and 5 assists in a single quarter, and he had a big double-double at the end of the third quarter. At the beginning of the final quarter, when the Warriors chased 1 point, it was he who stepped up and hit a three-point shot to stabilize the situation.
In the whole game, Harden played 42 minutes, shooting 6 of 12, 5 of 6 three-pointers, 11 of 12 free throws, and bombarded 28 points, 7 rebounds, 15 assists, 4 blocks and 1 steal, filling the data column.
At the same time, in this battle, Deng Ge set 2 records:
1. With today's 28 points, Harden's career total points exceeded the 25,000-point mark, second only to James and Durant, ranking third.
2. After making these five three-pointers, Harden has made more than 2,800 career three-point shots.
The state was not good, and Curry was beaten miserably
Compared to Harden, Curry's state today can be said to be very poor. In the first half, he was heavily defended, playing 17 minutes, shooting 3-of-8, 2-of-6 from three-point range, and 2-of-2 from the free throw line, scoring 10 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.
In the third quarter, he scored 5 points and was replaced early. After returning in the fourth quarter, Curry didn't contribute anything on the offensive end, scoring only two points on free throws.
With 16 points in a single quarter, Clay slashed in the air
Klay was dropped in the last quarter, and today he also bottomed out after the shame. At the beginning of the first quarter, he single-handedly scored the first 8 points of the Warriors.
In the first half, Klay played 15 and a half minutes, shooting 3-of-6 from the field, 3-of-4 from three-point range, and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, scoring 11 points, 2 assists and 1 steal.
In the third quarter, Klay completely went crazy, hitting 4 three-point shots in a row, and even throwing it crookedly, he scored 16 points in a single quarter to carry the Warriors' offense.
In the game, Klay shot 9-of-15, 8-of-12 three-pointers, 4-of-4 free throws, 30 points, 1 rebound, 5 assists, 2 steals, 30 points and 8 three-pointers, all season highs.
Solo slash 27+8+2, the small card beats the warriors
George doesn't play, and the small card is still a stable output. In the first half, he and Harden worked well together, playing 19 and a half minutes, shooting 6-of-10 from the field, 1-of-2 from three-point range, and 4-of-6 from the free-throw line, scoring 17 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 11 steals, with a plus/minus of +2.
In the third quarter, Xiaoka continued to output steadily, scoring 8 points in a single quarter, and teamed up with Harden to dominate the team's offense. In the final quarter, he grabbed the winning rebound, made two free throws and two shots to kill the game.
In the whole game, he played 39 minutes, shot 9 of 16, 2 of 4 three-pointers, 7 of 9 free throws, and scored 27 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, beating the Warriors.