The Raptors lost back-to-back games to the Clippers 120-126 and were beaten by Los Angeles teams in a row. Of course, there was controversy in the last game, the Lakers and Raptors made a terrible 2-23 free throws in the final quarter, and Rajakovic yelled at the referee after the game. The Raptors did respond on penalties today, with the Raptors making 18 free throws and the Clippers 13. In the crucial final quarter, the Raptors made seven free throws and the Clippers made two. It can be said that the Lakers' debts made the Clippers a substitute for the dead, but the Big Three simply changed their lives against the sky and succeeded.
To be honest, the Raptors played very well, Barrett moved his nest and really exploded, in the Knicks was decent, but in the Raptors it was superb. Since joining, he has fulfilled the expectations of the outside world for his tanhua, although Siakam is absent, but the Raptors are playing well. Schroeder and Quickley are a bit interesting at the back. In the first quarter, the Clippers were still the old three sets of offense, Harden and Zubac blocked and launched, Ka Pepper pulled away on both sides, and Mann continued to be empty. As a result, Mann has been going well lately, coming up and hitting a three-point shot and hitting a shot, Zubac hooked in, and the Clippers once led 22-15.
But the Raptors bench was unusually brave, Trent led Porter to an output, and the Raptors overtook the Clippers by one point in the first quarter with a wave of 14-4. With Porter's layup and three-pointers in the second quarter, the Raptors had a six-point lead. As a last resort, Harden continued to operate, and he and George immediately fought back with an 11-2 run. Kazi also scored six points in a row as soon as the defense was sucked away by Dengzi, and the Clippers led 58-57 at halftime. The third quarter was supposed to be a strong period for the Clippers, but the Raptors were a bit perverted. The Barnes boy hit two three-pointers unreasonably, Barrett cut inside for a dunk, Quickley made consecutive free throws, and the Raptors stunned the Clippers instead.
Unexpectedly, it was Mann who saved the Clippers, he hit another outside to stop the bleeding, George turned on the general mode, and the Clippers finally slowly chased 1 point. The Clippers' strongest harvest moment came in the last quarter, Powell came up and first incarnated Kobe Bryant's outside arrows rained down, and George also opened a big move The Clippers led by 8 points in a wave, and this wave almost laid the foundation. Of course, there is also the dazzling performance of the card at the last moment, blocking Schroder, and the CIC is picturesque. When George and Harden were three-pointed, Kazi's adversity ability came, and in the face of the bag and broke through a strong dunk, this ball saved the Clippers, and finally assisted George to hit a three-point shot to kill the suspense.
The Big Three got 72+24+15 in this game, Leonard 29 points and 7 assists, George 29 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, Harden 14 points and 11 assists, as long as Harden assists the Clippers are difficult to lose. Zubac's 12 points and 10 rebounds are best to be pinned down in Zhanbo for the rest of his life, and Mann 5 of 5 has not been possessed by anyone recently. Raptors Barrett 24 points, Barnes 12, Schroder 22 and Quickley 25. As of now, Kazi's 14-2 loss against the Raptors is the highest winning rate he has faced against any team, which is really a achievement for the Raptors, and it is not polite to play his old club now.
The Clippers are now close to perfect, with a 16-3 record in 19 games since Dec. 1, the best in the league in the same period. This is the horror of adding engines to the Clippers after Harden joined, and the current Clippers are too incomprehensible. And it can also be strengthened, and the Clippers still have the ability to bring in an instant force with an annual salary of 20 million before the trade deadline, because the Clippers still have a first-round pick that is useless. It is worth mentioning that Harden's first plan to join the Clippers has succeeded, which is a big contract. Today, the Clippers have extended their contract ahead of schedule, with a three-year contract of $152.4 million. In fact, in terms of the strength of the card, this annual salary is full of cost performance.
It also means that the Clippers are confident about keeping the Big Three in the long term. George is also currently in talks with the Clippers about a contract extension, and Harden has a limit to renew his contract with the Clippers until the offseason. Basically, Harden, Leonard and George are going to be bound to the Clippers for 3-4 years, and the 40 million annual salary is still very promising for Harden to be contracted for 3-4 years. Just like Harden said, once the Clippers run in, it will be a terrifying moment, and now the Clippers are in a hurry to renew the contract because the recent combat power is too fierce, no matter what, the card will become the winner first. Ballmer may be the boss Harden hasn't met in his life, this guy is really rich, what a luxury tax trivial. If the Clippers can win the championship this year, then Harden's two wishes will be fulfilled, championship + pension contract.