Today, the Clippers hosted the Heat, and the two injured Clippers also ushered in the return before the game, and finally with the play of the Big Four, the Clippers beat the Heat at home and won three in a row. It is worth mentioning that Xiao Ka, who missed four games before, returned to his debut state and frequently dunked, played 34 minutes, shot 10 of 19, 2 of 5 three-pointers, and got 24 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 breaks and 1 block, of which the plus/minus value was +24. However, Plumlee, who also returned, did not get an appearance, and he was DNP by Lou and witnessed the return of the God of War card off the field.
After the game, when the whole Clippers team celebrated the win in the locker room, Plumlee, who was DNP, was left alone on the court and chose to practice. Judging by this detail, Plumlee is ready to play, and today is a good time to return at home, but he didn't get playing time and seems a little unhappy. Although everyone is happy to win, as a professional player, the happiest thing is to be able to play to help the team, after all, he chose to take a pay cut to stay with the Clippers.
Plumlee suffered a medial collateral ligament injury in his left knee and has been sidelined since Nov. 7 last year. After his serious injury, and just as Harden had just been traded to the team, there were problems with the run-in and defense, and the Clippers management hurriedly operated Theis to join. Now look at the inside line of the Clippers, Zubac and Harden are getting better and better, from butter hands to cake eaters. In addition, Zubac's starting line was unshakable, mainly because of his rim protection and rebounding ability, which the two centers of Theis and Plumlee could not provide.
Therefore, now the Clippers are also ushering in happiness and troubles, after all, the playing time is so little, how to distribute the 3 centers, this has to test Tyronn Lue, and he can't always DNP Plumlee, after all, his finishing ability under the basket is also very strong, which is very suitable for Harden. Fortunately, Theis has outside projection, can play the No. 4 position in special stages, share the pressure for the small card to play the bench, and coexist with Plumlee and Zubac. With the return of the injured one after another, the Clippers are also stronger, and Tyronn Lue is also ushering in happy troubles, don't forget that there is also a Tucker on the bench who is DNP, if you really activate all these people, then the Clippers will become stronger.