Boom 38+7+5!The Clippers overturned the Thunder, George went on a record-breaking rampage, and personally thanked Harden after the game
In an NBA game that ended today, the Clippers defeated the Thunder 128-117, the process of this battle can be called ups and downs, the first quarter of the Clippers led by 5 points, the second quarter of the Thunder slightly advantaged, the third quarter of the Clippers pressed the Thunder to play, the last quarter of the Thunder did not give up, tenacious counterattack once overtook the score, fortunately George stood up, caused 2 + 1 at the critical moment and hit three points, and then counterattacked the split, the Clippers locked the win. In terms of statistics, George had 38 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals, Leonard had 16 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 turnovers, Harden had 16 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, Wei Shao had 11 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 turnovers, and Plumlee had 14 points, 5 rebounds and 3 blocks.
This victory is crucial for the Clippers, because the Nuggets also lost today, so the Clippers are gradually approaching the top three in the West, they are only 1.0 wins behind the second-place Thunder, maybe after another round, the Clippers will rise to the second in the West. The Thunder were back-to-back, with them trailing most of the time, and the final quarter showed great resilience, but George was too unreasonable. Losing to the Los Angeles duo in a row, the problem exposed by the Thunder is actually obvious, that is, Alexander and Holmgren still have a hard game to play a little bit of meaning, in addition, the Thunder rely on three-point shots, and it is okay to shoot accurately, and it is dangerous if you can't shoot.
Leonard shot 6 of 10 from the field, and the offensive end obviously didn't use all his strength, and the Clippers won by George, perhaps because they were facing a contract extension, and it can be seen that George has played very resolutely in the last three games, scoring 30+ in two games, and 37 points (12 of 18) against the Grizzlies before. Looking at today's game, the Thunder actually wrapped George in the first quarter, which made George play a little uncomfortable, fortunately, Leonard has been scoring, from the second quarter, the Thunder shifted the defensive focus to Leonard and Harden, as a result, George began to exert strength, hit three points and Dort, and then hit a difficult turnover jumper, throughout the first half, George's data was 10 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.
In the third quarter, George ushered in show time, Harden continued to be trapped, the bearded man fed George, who made a three-pointer, and soon after, it was Harden's assist, George received the ball and made a layup, and the rotation method of Lu's guidance was quite clear, George partnered with Harden, and Leonard partnered with Wei Shao. George continued to break out in the last quarter, when the Thunder was close to the point difference, George God hit a three-point response, the Thunder was very tenacious, and then overtook once, it was still George Fairy Ball scored 2 + 1 to stop the bleeding, and then Harden made meritorious service again, feeding George three points and then hit, in the final stage, George scored continuously by hitting three points + counterattacking and splitting, and ended the suspense of victory and defeat with his own hands.
It can be seen that the power of the combination of George and Harden has been fully demonstrated, in the past games, Harden is more suitable for partnering Leonard, and now George has also begun to benefit from the beard, it is no exaggeration to say that George can break out, Harden accounts for a lot of credit, just like the first quarter, when Harden was not packed, George couldn't find the feel for a long time, from the second quarter, after Harden was targeted, George was immediately revitalized, this is the importance of Harden. According to statistics after the game, George's three-point shooting rate per game so far this season is 42.1%, setting a new career high, in addition, George has averaged 8.7 three-point shots per game, which is the most on the team, indicating that after Harden came to the Clippers, George's three-point shooting rate and three-point shooting rate have increased a lot.
George was interviewed after the game, and when talking about his performance in the game, George had this to say: "Harden got me into a rhythm so I could shoot as much as I wanted, Harden and Leonard can both attract a double and they get a lot of defensive attention, so a lot of the time, I just have to face the third best defender against the opponent, and at that point, you know, the situation is completely in our control," George meant very well, and he was thanking Harden for attracting defensive attention, so he was going to have a big outbreak. George then continued: "Once I see the ball going in, I get more confident and I'm going to play very aggressively, and I always need a couple of shots to get into the rhythm of the game. ”
According to statistics, the Clippers had a 26-14 record in the first 40 regular season games and a 21-19 record in the same period last season. "It can be seen that Capepper likes to be teammates with Harden. The next thing is the point, when talking about the win, Leonard replied: "There are some things we have to be more consistent, tonight it feels like we are a little bit in the mud, we move a little bit slowly, there is a lack of communication on the defensive end," it can be seen that although the win is not good, Leonard is not satisfied with the performance of the Clippers, he thinks the team has not played to its true strength.