The Clippers beat the Grizzlies 117-106 at home, and the Clippers' star Ka Jr. continued to miss the game due to injury, which was also the fourth game that Jr. missed in this game. In the first three games, the Clippers lost to the Thunder and Celtics respectively, and only won one game against the Hornets, with a record of 2 losses and 1 win, which is enough to see the importance of small cards.
In the first quarter, Harden was like a god, shooting 4 of 5 from the field and 2 of 3 from three-point range, scoring 10 points. George was cold and hit the iron, shooting 1-of-4, 0-of-2 from three-point range, and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line to score four points.
In the second quarter of the game, Harden's shooting percentage declined, all three shots were missed, and he scored 2 points by making free throws, fortunately, Harden is an all-round player, he can't shoot but can assist defense, and he sent 4 assists to grab 2 rebounds in this quarter. George was even more outrageous and missed all five shots without scoring, and the Clippers 59-54 Grizzlies at halftime.
In the third quarter, Harden still had a poor hand, shooting 0-of-4 from the field and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line, scoring 4 points and diching out 5 assists. George scored just four points on 1-of-9 shooting in the first half and 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting in the third quarter to complete the redemption. Zubac had seven points and 10 rebounds on 3-of-4 shooting, and Kofei had eight points on 3-of-4 shooting. Morant scored 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line. The third quarter ended with the Clippers 95-75 Grizzlies leading by 20 points.
In the fourth quarter, Harden went down to rest for 3 minutes, and the Grizzlies played a wave of 13-0, instantly narrowing the score gap to single digits, but Harden appeared again. In this quarter, Harden did not score on 0-of-2 shooting, but suppressed the Grizzlies' offense on the defensive end, and Harden played with the Grizzlies' offense. George scored seven points on 2-of-4 shooting and 3-of-4 from the free-throw line, and Powell scored six points on 3-of-6 shooting. Morant shot 0-of-4 and scored 2 points from the free-throw line. At the end of the game, the Clippers won the game without danger, and the team won two consecutive victories, and the team's ranking rose to No. 4 in the West.
In this game, Harden's shooting touch was average, with 16 points and 13 assists on 4-of-16 shooting, but his role can activate the whole team, of which Zubac is the beneficiary, and the improvement is obvious with 15 points and 20 rebounds in this game. George played a lot in the first half and played well in the second half, finishing with 23 points and seven rebounds. Kofe was in a brave state and shot 5-of-6, scoring 13 points with a team-high plus/minus of +24. Westbrook had 14 points, six rebounds and six assists, Powell had 13 points and six rebounds, and Mann had 11 points.
Morant was in poor shape and shot 0 of 7 three-pointers, finishing with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists, Bane 18 points, Jackson 22 points, and Scott 22 points.
After this game, the Grizzlies continue to rank third from the bottom in the West with 10 wins and 21 losses, and it will be interesting to see if Morant returns to the Grizzlies and whether the Grizzlies can have a miracle and enter the playoffs.
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