20-4, finally found your weaknesses! The first place in the West is unaffordable, and the championship is more cost-effective

Halfway through the NBA regular season this season, the situation in the East and West is getting more and more interesting, and the Bucks, who are second in the East, fired Griffin and let Rivers Sr. be the coach. Although the Celtics have a win rate of nearly 8% in the regular season, they still can't see the progress of Shuangtanhua in the high-end game. Here at the 76ers, Embiid is dedicated to brushing up on the data and continues to live in his dream of winning the scoring champion + MVP for a second consecutive year. On the western side, the Timberwolves, Thunder, and Nuggets finally came to the same running line, and behind them were the Clippers who were about to be caught up with the Clippers before. The Suns can rely on the ability of the Big Three to usher in a rebound, but the Lakers and Warriors can't rebound, on the one hand, James and Curry are too old and their influence on the court is weakening;

The Warriors lineup is short and old, and the Lakers, in addition to the big and small kings, are a 10-million-level annual salary player, and Russell, the only one who has a good hand, is ruthlessly put on the shelves to peddle the whole league. And if you want to say that the strongest team in the past 2 months, it must be the Clippers. Since Wei Shao took the initiative to ask Ying to play off the bench, the Clippers have won 25 in 32 games, and since December last year, the Clippers have achieved a 20-4 record, both of which are the first in the league during the same period. Obviously, we see the power of Harden's "own system", weakening his own stats while ensuring that his teammates do their jobs, and when opponents begin to recklessly contain Harden, Leonard's ability to step up at critical moments, George's projection lethality, including Wei Shao's contribution of energy, this Clippers team is really strong. Could it be that this season's Western Conference is finale?

It's not that simple. Not long ago, the Clippers officially announced that Zubac suffered a right calf strain and will be out for at least four weeks. Since Zubac's absence, the Clippers have a record of 3-1, losing to the Timberwolves, and then winning consecutive games against the Thunder, Nets, and Lakers, coincidentally, these three victories have a goal difference of 11 points. It must be said that Tyronn Lue is really good, Zubac is not there, Theis + Plumlee have neither high-quality blocking and pick-and-roll cover, nor the smell of rebounding and the ability to fight in the card position, and the Clippers are actually struggling from Harden to George. But the Clippers won the game of the Nets and completed the big reversal, and finally Tyronn Lue sacrificed the five-small lineup of the Big Three + Powell + Wei Shao, a wave of 22-0 to kill the suspense of the game;

After a 17-6 surge, the Lakers surrendered. Tyronn Lue is very good at amplifying the advantages of the lineup, such as projection ability and mobility, but the shortcomings of the Clippers really can't be covered, just take the Lakers as an example, Plumlee + Theis two centers, a total of 40 minutes on the court, grabbed a total of 4 rebounds, not as good as Wei Shao's 18 minutes and 6 rebounds! The second weakness is in Xiaoka and George. Both Ka and George are above 90 percent attendance this season, and even when the Clippers coaching staff suggested that Ka Pepper take a break, he was ruthlessly rejected! Before playing with the Nets, Leonard was sick and couldn't even participate in practice, but scored 14 points in the last five minutes. Also playing the Nets, George's groin injury has intensified!

But George refused to take a break and continued to play for the Lakers, playing 30 minutes and scoring 17 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Can you say that they don't work hard? In the past four years, the Pepper combination has been injured for various reasons, and they really don't want to play? Leonard twice made significant concessions and reduced wages on the issue of renewing his contract with the Clippers, and Harden gave up the ball for free when he came, including George who also focused on being a pitcher, everyone is selfless and wants to contribute energy to the team. Indeed, with the excellent performance of the past 2 months, the Clippers are only 1.5 wins away from the first place in the West, but it's time for Xiaoka, George, and Harden to take a break!

To put it simply, the No. 1 place in the West is unreasonable! The league's schedule is really unreasonable for the Clippers. There was no game before that I could rest for 5 days in a row, and the Devils' schedule from the end of January to the beginning of February, 7 games in 11 days, was still an away trip to the East. At this stage, it is often the players who enter the fatigue period, Leonard is 33 years old + George is 34 years old + Harden is 35 years old, none of these three people can afford to be injured! When fans follow the pace of the Clippers and look forward to the Thunder, Timberwolves and Nuggets, the Clippers have completely thrown off the Pelicans, Suns and other teams behind them. To put it simply, according to the winning rate of about 65% of the lower limit of Harden leading the team, the Clippers can at least guarantee the top three in the West, but the first in the West, that may require 50% more effort, which is nothing for stars like young Edwards and Alexander, but the Clippers can't, there is no such condition.

Kajiao doesn't want to rest? That's not good, it's a task. In fact, the Clippers teamed up with the Big Four this year, and the bottom line that everyone can fit each other is selflessness and make personal sacrifices from the perspective of the team. The number of regular season finishes doesn't matter at all to the Clippers. As long as they can hold the top half, as long as the playoffs come, and the physical fitness of Carl and George can reach more than 90%, the Clippers have no opponents in the West. On the contrary, if you force yourself forward, once there is an injury problem, the gain outweighs the loss. Wei Shao still has endless energy, Powell, Coffey and Mann are all rising, and they should rest when they should rest, and they can lift the championship trophy in June this year.