The Clippers scored 18 points to reverse the Nets! Pepper scored 33 points on 32 shots, and Harden scored 24 points and 10 assists
On January 22, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Clippers ushered in the challenge of the Nets at home, before this game, the Nets upset the Lakers, and in the face of the recent soaring Clippers, they were not favored to win, but I didn't expect the Nets to give the Clippers a dismount at the beginning of the game, and then let's talk about the game process first, and then talk about the performance of the players.
Contest Recap:
At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, under the leadership of Bridges and Claxton, the Nets directly played a wave of 16-0 climax, the Clippers relied on Mann's three points to open the situation, and then Leonard, Plumlee and Powell scored one after another, helping the team play a wave of 18-2 counterattack to tie the score, at the end of the quarter, the Nets Watford hit a three-pointer, and Theis ate cake inside, helping the Clippers to chase down by 3 points to end the first quarter, Bridges scored 11 points in a single quarter.
In the second quarter, Cameron Thomas scored a free throw, Coffey hit a three-pointer to tie the game, and then the Nets' bench played an offensive climax, Thomas, Lonnie Walker and Smith Jr. scored successively to help the team extend the lead to double digits, and after starting the game, Dinwiddie hit a three-pointer to help the team extend the lead to 15 points, and the Clippers also failed to play a decent comeback at the end of the quarter, and with Bridges breaking through and killing, the Nets led by 13 points to end the first half.
Yibian replayed Harden's mid-range hit to help the team narrow the difference, this quarter Harden was full of firepower, he attacked and passed to help the team narrow the disadvantage back to single digits, Royce O'Neal and Cameron Johnson combined for 5 points to help the team regain a double-digit lead, and then the Nets relied on Claxton's interior killing, they once extended the lead to 18 points, and if Wei Shao didn't hit a three-point shot at the end of the quarter to help the team chase down to 15 points in the third quarter, the game would have lost suspense.
In the final quarter, Wei Shao and Harden combined to score 5 points to help the team chase only 10 points, Finney Smith broke through the kill, Harden hit all three free throws, Wei Shao broke through the kill, Thomas scored 5 points in a row to respond, Harden made free throws to stop the bleeding, Bridges made a layup, Harden assisted Kajiao in a row, and with Powell hitting another three points and Leonard scoring 4 points in a row, the Clippers overtook 3 points, and then the small card hit three points in a row, and the game lost suspense, and they defeated the Nets 125-114.
The Nets have excellent lineup depth
I have to admit that the thickness of the Nets' lineup is too good, they always have someone who can stand up and score, the last game was Cameron Thomas and Claxton led the team to win the Lakers, facing the Clippers in this game, Dinwiddie and Bridges broke out, Bridges shot 9 of 16 from the field, 4 of 7 from three-point range and got 26 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, and Dinwiddie scored 6 of 8 shots and got 16 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists.
Off the bench, Cameron Thomas still played well and scored 20 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists, Lonnie Walker scored 8 points and 2 rebounds, Dennis Smith scored 13 points and 3 rebounds on 4-of-4 shooting, Claxton 16 points and 6 boards, this team has too many top 3Ds, they may be the team with the most 3D players in the league, so they also have excellent roster depth, in this case, I thought the Nets would choose to send away a few 3Ds to win the draft pick at the trade deadline.
However, according to the news coming out of the American media, the Nets do not want to trade, according to ESPN, the Nets are expected to choose to strengthen the team at the trade deadline rather than break up the team. Truth be told, they can win some games with their excellent roster, but with their current roster alone, the team won't go far even if they make the playoffs, and it's better to rebuild around Thomas and Claxton.
Ka Pepper is in a slump, and Adversity Vuitton is so strong
After five days of rest, it is obvious that the Clippers players are a little unable to find their form, and the opportunities are out but they can't score, so they were beaten by the opponent from the beginning of a 16-0, the team's two biggest scorers George and Leonard are not in good shape, George shot 5 of 17, 2 of 7 three-pointers got 12 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal, Leonard got 21 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block on 6 of 15 shots, although the first three quarters played poorly, but the small card scored 14 points in the last quarter to kill the game。
In the face of adversity in the team, only two former MVPs stood up in the end, Harden shot 6 of 11 from the field, 2 of 5 from three-point range and got 24 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, Wei Shao shot 10 of 16 from the field, 1 of 2 from three-point range and got 23 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 block, and Zubac's injury also affected the Clippers' interior finishing ability, Plumlee and Theis obviously did not cooperate as well with Harden as Zubac.
The team had to rest for too long and needed to find form, and it was understandable that they couldn't find form in the first three quarters, and in the fourth quarter, under the leadership of Harden and Wei Shao, the Clippers played with the momentum they deserved. After this game, the Clippers will challenge the Lakers on Wednesday, and the Los Angeles duo ushered in the third battle of the season, the previous two Lakers have won, and the Clippers also want to get back a city.