On December 17, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Clippers hosted the Knicks, before the game, the Clippers 14-10 ranked 7th in the West, and ushered in 6 consecutive wins, and the Knicks are also 14-10, ranking 5th in the East, the Knicks are fighting back-to-back today, defeating the Suns some time ago, and the showdown between Harden and Brunson is the biggest attraction of this battle. Clippers starters: Harden + Mann + George + Leonard + Zubac, Knicks starters: Brunson + DiVincenzo + Barrett + Randle + Himms.
At the beginning of the game, Leonard hit a jumper, Zubac hated Barrett, and then threw and scored, Devine scored three points, Harden blocked Randle, Zubac dunked + hooked his hand and responded with 4 points in a row, Harden also scored a layup, Zubac made a big move and made consecutive fouls, Leonard and Barrett exchanged three-point shots, came back from a pause George tossed, Wei Shao made a foul after appearing, the Clippers maintained a slight lead, Devine hit three points in a row, Powell made a layup, Zubac split dunk and Leonard picked up a basket to stop the bleeding, the difference was 5 points, and the small card continued the hot feeling of the previous games, Wei Shao hit the board, Randle hooked his hand, Leonard and Theis blocked and dismantled, and then scored three points, Brunson made a foul, Leonard split the dunk with his left hand, and Coffey hit a three-point iron from a long distance, and the Clippers won by 2 points in a single quarter 35-33.
Zubac scored 11 points in the first quarter and Leonard had 12. At the beginning of the second quarter, Harden played with the bench, Powell and Theis scored successively, Hart complained that the referee ate two T's in a row and was ejected, and Mann made 2+1, the Knicks are very tenacious to bite the point difference, during this time both teams have a lot of free throws, the game is ugly, George three points are actually three not sticky, Devin made three fouls and overtook him, fortunately, Leonard continued to score in response, Brunson jumped, Harden made fouls, the score alternately leads, Brunson three points and hit, George hit the board in response, Harden God went down to the three-point rush, Mann also hit two three-pointers, Harten made a basket, Harden made a three-point foul and made three free throws, Mann and Randle almost clashed, Leonard threw and made 2+1. The Clippers beat the Knicks 77-66 at halftime.
Halftime statistics, Leonard 20 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Harden 10 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocks, Zubac 11 points and 6 rebounds, George 6 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, Westbrook 4 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, Mann 11 points and 2 assists, Theis 7 points, Powell 8 points. On the Knicks' side, Brunson had 13 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, Randle had 13 points and 3 rebounds, DiVincenzo had 15 points, Harten had 10 points, 5 rebounds and 3 blocks, and Barrett had 7 points and 3 rebounds.
Yibian fought again, Zubac ate cake and dunked at the beginning, Devine hit a three-pointer, George turned over and jumped, Randle tossed, the two sides went back and forth, and then Leonard suddenly broke out, Xiaoka first hit a three-point shot, and then made a layup to cause 2+1, it's not over yet, Leonard's jumper continued to cut points, couldn't stop it, the difference instantly came to 16 points, Barrett scored 5 points in a row to help the Knicks stop the bleeding, George responded with an outside sniper, Mann made a layup, the difference was still 16 points, the Knicks fought back tenaciously, as a result, George scored three points again, this quarter of the small card and pickled pepper successively forced, the Knicks couldn't stand it at all, Leonard could still hit three consecutive points, the difference broke through 20 points, Brunson scored a layup, Randle 2 + 1, the Clippers relaxed, Leonard jumper and Powell 2 +1. Stabilize the situation, and the third quarter ended with the Clippers 114-98 Knicks.
Leonard scored 16 points in the third quarter, which was simply unreasonable, Wei Shao made a layup in the last quarter, Brunson made free throws, George made a layup, Wei Shao made a basket, the Knicks did not give up, but the Clippers obviously would not give a chance, and the small card did not appear in this quarter, fortunately, Powell, Coffey and George took turns scoring, with a difference of 27 points, the game completely lost suspense, both sides changed to bench lineups, Harden and Leonard were in a good mood, and now the Clippers are on the right track, which is undoubtedly the ending that Harden is most looking forward to, and finally the Clippers defeated the Knicks 144-122 and crushed the victory.
The Clippers are really brutal, after this battle, they have won 7 consecutive wins, with a record of 15 wins and 10 losses, and the ranking has risen from 7th to 6th in the West.
In terms of data, Leonard punched in the third quarter with 36 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, 12 of 16 were extremely efficient, including 16 points in the third quarter, the Clippers want to win is actually very simple, after Harden controls the ball over half the court, he can hand the ball to the small card as soon as possible. Harden had 10 points, 4 rebounds, 12 assists and 2 blocks, and almost didn't shoot on the offensive end, but he made great contributions to the organization and defense.
Harden also reached a milestone when he surpassed Terry Porter in career assists to move to 17th place in NBA history. Zubac had 13 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks and played well in the first quarter. George has 25 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals, and the Clippers' first point of attack is Leonard, and George's role is to assist offense, or defense. Wei Shao contributed 10 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, and after the game, Wei Shao celebrated passionately.
The Clippers also had three wonders to win, Mann played well with 13 points and 4 assists, Powell scored 16 points, and Theis contributed 7 points. Or as mentioned earlier, Harden is in control, Leonard is in charge, George assists in scoring, and Wei Shao rushes to rebound or counterattack after coming on the court, and the Clippers are difficult to beat.
Knicks statistics, Brunson 22 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, scored 50 points yesterday, and did his best today, Randle 22 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 turnovers, Barrett 18 points and 5 rebounds, DiVincenzo 18 points, Harten 12 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists. After the loss to the Clippers, the Knicks' record came to 14-11.