37 points defeated, the Clippers were blown up by the Green Army! Double Tanhua hit 54+11, and Harden lost 34 points on the court
On December 24, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Clippers defeated the Green Army 108-145 at home, and the team suffered two consecutive defeats. Leonard continued to miss the game due to a left hip contusion, and the team's competitiveness plummeted after the absence of Leonard, and the game also showed a one-sided situation against the strong Green Army, with the Clippers trailing by 17 points in the first half, and the team was net negative by 8 points in the third quarter, bringing the score gap to 25 points. In the final quarter of the game, the Green Army once again played a wave of 10-2 offense, and the Clippers also conceded defeat, and finally the Green Army easily won a 37-point victory on the road and continued to rank first in the East.
The Green Army showed their strength in the East in this game, facing the Clippers without Leonard, they want to win, it can be said that they completely broke the Clippers, the team has both offense and defense, suppressing the opponent in all aspects, the third quarter of the game is not over, the team has a 30-point lead, the Clippers have no backhand, most of the main players are clocked in the third quarter, and they have not encountered much hindrance.
Tatum had 30 points and 5 rebounds on 9-of-16 shooting, while Brown had 24 points and 6 rebounds on 9-of-17 shooting, and they combined to score 54 points and 11 rebounds, showing their dominance in the game. In terms of other players, White had 18 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, and Holiday also had 20 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.
On the other hand, the Clippers, except for Leonard, the other main players in this game are on the court, but compared with the Green Army, there is still a gap between the depth of the Clippers lineup and the strength of other players. George was not able to carry the banner this time, although he handed over 21 points, but when the team needed to score, he could not step up, only to watch the score be quickly pulled away, and he was not able to respond.
And Harden got 14 points and 9 assists in 6 of 13, and the data played well, but when Harden was on the court, the team's plus/minus was -34, which was the lowest on the team. And Wei Shao only had 12 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, and the performance of the Clippers' core players was far inferior to that of the Green Army.
If the last game was lost to the Thunder because of back-to-backs, then the Clippers lost this game completely, without Leonard, the team's competitiveness plummeted, unable to match the opponent's offensive and defensive intensity, unable to bite the point difference at critical moments, and no player could step up to complete the score. With Leonard's Clippers, they have the strength to win nine in a row and challenge for the championship, but when Leonard is absent, the Clippers are very average. If the Clippers want to make a difference this season and go far in the playoffs, it will be up to Leonard to stay healthy, he is the real core of this team and can determine how high the ceiling is.