The Clippers beat the Hornets 113-104 at home, and in the third game of Leonard's absence, the Clippers still won the Hornets. Of course, the game was quite thrilling. The Hornets are actually in good form, and they desperately need to win after losing streaks. So as soon as it came up, it was ferocious, leading the Clippers by 1 point in the first quarter. But in the second quarter, Harden led the rhythm, and with Wei Shao in good shape, the Clippers led by five points at halftime. In the third quarter, Harden and Zubac connected, and George also fired.
The Clippers had a 10-point lead at the top, but then the old problem returned, and the offense suddenly lost power. The Hornets fought back and completed a seven-point lead in the final quarter. Seeing that the team was about to collapse again, fortunately, Harden and Wei Shao stepped up, and the two dreamed of returning to the 19-20 Rockets. Harden was trapped, and Wei Shao was able to respond with three points, and he could also directly impact the basket and score. Under the leadership of Harden and Wei Shao, the Clippers won a wave of 16-0 and 9 points again. In the game, Harden had 29 points, 6 boards, 8 assists and 2 steals, Wei Shao had 14 points, 11 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals, George had 25 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, and Zubac had 18 points and 14 boards.
In 19-20, Harden and Wei Shao did not play as badly as the outside world said, at least the regular season was also the fourth level in the West. Willis also had a period of time to be the best player of the month, averaging 31 points per game. As for the playoffs, Wei Shao's illness and his knee injury prevented him from playing, but he still forced a comeback to play the Thunder. In the second round of playing the Lakers, when Harden was trapped, Wei Shao, who was not in good health, couldn't score three points, and couldn't impact the basket to score, which led to a collapse of the Rockets, but the problem of losing was not Harden and Wei Shao, but the Rockets couldn't do it inside at that time.
After Capela was traded, the Rockets let the 1.96 Mitucker play center with thick eyebrows, this is not looking for death? Today's Harden is not as young as in previous years, but the team configuration is better than the Rockets at that time. There is Zubac with 10 million cost performance inside, and Paul George outside. And given Leonard's injury and attendance, that's why Ballmer wanted Stud to get Harden, because he can really lead the team. You can't help the Clippers with two consecutive defeats, the Celtics are the first in the East, and the Thunder also pressed the Timberwolves, the first in the West, to the ground and exploded today, the third strongest team in the West,
Even if the card plays, it may not be able to win against the Celtics and Thunder. But against a less strong team or a fish belly, Harden can still maintain his regular season record, and he can win what he deserves. In addition, Harden is also the vane of the Clippers' win, according to statistics, this is the fourth time that Harden has scored 25+ this season, and the Clippers have won all four games. Wei Shao's impact and tandem, Harden in the absence of a small card to attack more to increase the desire, this is Tyronn Lue's strict requirements, at this time someone needs to step up.
In the previous two games, Harden still failed to switch offensive mode in time. Today he finally came to his senses, and as Tyronn Lue said after the game, Willis brought energy to the Clippers on the bench and helped the team win games. And Harden, who goes to attack more, is also what he has been asking for. At the end of the day, when Cajun is healthy, the Clippers need the Nets, who gives the ball to Cajiao in tandem in regular time, and it is more threatening to shoot when he needs to score.
In the case of one of Kapa's injuries, Harden needs to turn on the Rockets landing mode, and he can no longer pass passes, but attack them. Only when Harden attacks will he attract the opponent to the pinch and make the opponent focus on you. In this way, teammates have a chance, just like the statistics of the American media, Harden scored 25+ points and the Clippers have not lost. In fact, Harden can relax and recuperate in some games, but he can attack in the face of some strong teams, because Harden, who threatens with scoring first and then assists, is the version of the Clippers' answer today.