NBA regular season: Clippers narrowly beat Grizzlies Harden milestone Morant made 7-of-7 three-pointers and returned to the first defeat

On December 30, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Clippers played at home against the Grizzlies, of which the Grizzlies were the second game in a back-to-back, Morant returned after a sick absence, and Leonard continued to be injured. The Clippers only led the Grizzlies by 5 points in the first half, and in the second half, the Clippers expanded their 21-point advantage at the beginning of the final quarter, and the Grizzlies stubbornly fought back but were still unable to turn the tables, and finally the Clippers defeated the Grizzlies 117-106 and won 2 in a row, and the Clippers won 11 of the last 13 games to consolidate the fourth place in the West, and sent Morant back to the first defeat (all four games before the comeback).

Statistics

Clippers: In the absence of Leonard, George 23 points, 7 rebounds and 6 fouls, Coffey made 3 three-pointers and 13 points, Harden 16 points and 13 assists, Zubac 15 points and 20 rebounds, Mann 11 points, Powell 13 points, Westbrook 14 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

Grizzlies: Morant returned, Smart scored 22 points with 4 three-pointers, Jalen scored 22 points with 4 three-pointers, Bane had 18 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, Morant scored 19 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists on 0-of-7 three-pointers, and Aldama scored 12 points.

The star of the game

Harden contributed 16+13 double-double data, activated the team's 7 scoring double-doubles, and surpassed Lenny Wilkens in career assists, rising to the 16th place in NBA history to usher in a milestone.

Bright light lens

Harden sends out the big hat.

Harden hit a three-pointer.

Harden assists Wei Shao to catch a dunk.

George was 1-of-9 in the first half and hit his second goal at the start of the second half.

Harden assists George on a one-arm dunk.

George hit a big two-pointer and the Big Three celebrated.

Game recap

In the first meeting of the season, the Clippers lost 101-105 to the Grizzlies, facing the Grizzlies without Morant, George 26+7+7 in the game, Leonard scored 14 points on 16 shots and Harden scored 11 points on 12 shots, and Bane scored 27 points to lead the Grizzlies to a double-double victory.

The two sides met for the second time of the season, with Morant returning and Leonard continuing to be injured. At the beginning of the first quarter, the Clippers fell behind 2-8, in which Jalen hit two three-pointers from the outside, Coffey scored three points and Mann made two free throws, and Smart and Biyombo scored one after another. Zubac hit a dunk in the air, Harden scored five points in a row with a three-pointer and a throw-up to take a two-point lead, Vince Williams responded with a three-pointer, and Harden led a 7-2 offensive run to stop the Grizzlies. The Grizzlies scored four straight points to tie the game, Willis responded with a three-pointer, George and Smart both hit both free throws, and Brown hit a three-pointer. Tillman scored on a layup, Powell threw and Brown hit a buzzer-beating layup to give the Clippers a 33-25 lead over the Grizzlies at the end of the first quarter.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Powell scored a layup, Bane responded with a three-pointer, and the Clippers extended their 15-point advantage with a 9-1 offensive wave, of which Wei Shao scored 7 points in a row with a mid-range shot, three-point shooting and an empty dunk. Morant led a 7-1 offensive run to chase points, the Clippers continued to extend their 11-point advantage, and the Grizzlies went on an 11-0 run to tie it at 49-49. Zubac hit two dunks, Bane and Coffey scored on layups, Jalen hit a three-pointer, and the Clippers scored four more points to give the Clippers a 59-54 lead over the Grizzlies in the first half. In the first two quarters, both sides scored two double-doubles, Jalen had 3 three-pointers, 13 points and 4 assists and Smart 11 points, Morant scored 7 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists on 3-of-7 shooting, Harden scored 12 points and 8 assists and Westbrook scored 10 points, and George scored 4 points on 1-of-9 shooting.

In the first 2 minutes of the third quarter, both sides scored only 2 points, Zubac hit a 2+1 and Coffey three-point shot, and Mann counterattacked and made a layup to expand the 13-point advantage. Morant hit a mid-range shot to chase points, George led a wave of 7-0 offensive to expand the 18-point advantage, the Grizzlies chased 3 points in a row, and George returned with three points. Morant scored four points in a row, George and Coffey dunked one after another, and Harden hit both free throws to stop the Grizzlies. Bane scored five points in a row, Wei Shao hit a layup, Morant dunked, the Clippers extended their advantage with a 7-1 offensive wave, George completed a buzzer-beating shot, and the Clippers led the Grizzlies 94-75 at the end of the third quarter.

At the beginning of the final quarter, Wei Shao assisted Theis to expand his 21-point advantage, Roddy 2+1 and Smart stopped the Clippers with three points, Bane scored 4 points in a row and Jalen scored a layup, and Wei Shao hit a rebound. The Grizzlies scored another three points, and they had gone on a 15-2 run to chase down the Clippers by eight points. George hit a mid-range shot, Morant hit both free throws, Powell answered with a three-pointer, and Jalen made George make his fifth foul and hit both free throws. Powell scored on a layup, Smart made a three-pointer to chase the difference to eight points, Zubac made a dunk and George hit one of two free throws, and Bane made a layup to chase the score. George scored four straight points to extend a 12-point advantage, Jalen hit a layup, Smart caused George to make six fouls and hit both free throws, but the Clippers then continued to extend their double-digit advantage to the Clippers to beat the Grizzlies.

Both sides start

Clippers: Harden, Coffey, Mann, George, Zubac

Grizzlies: Morant, Smart, Bane, Biyombo, Jalen

(Text/Drunken Sleeping)