On January 6, Beijing time, the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 111-95 to win five in a row. The two teams tied in the first quarter, the Clippers led by 15 points in the second quarter with a wave of 30-15, and another wave of 36-27 in the third quarter stretched the difference to 24 points (31 points at most).
The opening card did not feel good, 5 of 0, but George scored 7 points in 3 of 5, Powell came on the court to score 5 points, Harden made a foul and scored 3 points, and Wei Shao on the bench had 3 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block in a single quarter, and was aggressive. On the Pelicans' side, Zion had 5 points and 3 rebounds, McCollum had 3 points and 2 assists, and Ingram had 3 points.
In the second quarter, the small card basket made a foul again, George hit a three-pointer in just 2 minutes and scored 8 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block in a single quarter, Harden scored 5 points and 6 assists in a single quarter to connect the whole team, Mann hit three points on the outside, Wei Shao continued to break through and hit, and the Clippers played a good offense in the second quarter, 12 of 21 in a single quarter, while the Pelicans only made 5 of 24 in a single quarter, and the Clippers defense also did a good job.
In the third quarter, the Clippers' offense was called a horror, with 12 of 16 in a single quarter, a shooting rate of 75%, and 4 of 9 outside three-pointers, while the Pelicans only made 9 of 24 and 3 of 8 three-pointers. Xiaoka scored 11 points in 4 of 4 + 2 of 2 three-pointers in a single quarter, George scored 9 points in 3 of 6 three-pointers in a single quarter, and Harden had 8 points and 13 assists in the third quarter, and the Clippers Big Three all played perfectly.
Harden also reached a milestone by scoring 25,193 points, surpassing Jerry Wiggins to move up to No. 23 on the scoring list.
In the final quarter, the Clippers continued to maintain a 20-point lead and soon entered garbage time, with Xiaoka scoring 19 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists in 29 minutes, George scoring 24 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist in 29 minutes, Harden scoring 8 points, 13 assists and 3 rebounds in 29 minutes, Zubac scoring 15 points and 8 rebounds in 23 minutes, Westbrook scoring 8 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds in 21 minutes, and Powell scoring 13 points in 25 minutes.
This game of the Clippers is a big victory for all the soldiers, the three giants of the Clippers have played well, and the Clippers have indeed become a strong contender for the championship after the integration is completed.
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream