On February 3, Beijing time, the Clippers challenged the Pistons away in the NBA regular season. The Pistons at home are in the bottom of the league, while the Clippers are third in the West. The Clippers have already lost a streak and will certainly be looking to extend their winning streak, while the Pistons are looking to prove themselves in front of their home fans after a recent losing streak. Therefore, both sides want to win, and the game is sure to be full of highlights. In the end, after four quarters of fierce competition, the Clippers reversed the Pistons by 14 points, and the Clippers' core players were rated as follows: 2 were perfect, 5 were up to standard, and 2 were flawed.
Clippers Player Performance Rating (out of 10)
Harden (flawed 3 points)
In the second half of the second quarter, he broke through the foul with the ball and made two free throws to score the first point of the game, and the previous five shots were all iron. Near the free throw line in the final period, he made a mid-range pullup jumper. At halftime, Harden was in no shape, with 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 turnover on 0-of-5 shooting.
In the second half, Harden's scoring form remained unchanged, but he dished out five assists.
At the end of the game, Harden shot 1 of 10, 0 of 5 three-pointers, got 4 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 1 turnover, plus or minus +8, and the whole performance was extremely sluggish, did not meet expectations, and was flawed.
Leonard (perfect 10)
At the beginning of the first quarter, he broke through the layup with the ball and made two fouls, and made two free throws, and in the middle of the line, he made a strong layup to make a 2+1, and then hit a mid-range pull-up jump shot to help the Clippers chase the score to 14-24. In the final period, Wei Shao assisted a mid-range strong shot, and then hit a close-range pull-up throw on the counterattack to help the Clippers chase the score to 25-27. At the end of the first quarter, Xiaoka shot 4 of 6 and scored 12 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist
At the end of the second quarter, he hit two strong three-pointers in a row at the top of the arc, and then switched to the other side and hit another three-pointer with the ball to help the Clippers lead the Pistons 63-59. At halftime, Leonard shot 7 of 9 and scored 12 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, and he was in a very brave state.
Early in the third quarter, Cunningham hit a three-point shot in a one-on-one position, and then hit a 45-degree three-pointer from Plumlee to give the Clippers a 75-67 lead. A mid-range rollover jumper was followed by another pull-up jumper from mid-range to give the Clippers an 89-82 lead.
Midway through the fourth quarter, he received a long pass from George and scored a counterattack layup.
At the end of the game, Xiaoka shot 12 of 17, 6 of 8 three-pointers, got 33 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 0 steals, 0 turnovers and 1 block, plus or minus +18, and the shooting rate was extremely high, which was high-quality and efficient, and the performance was perfect.
George (7.5 points)
He hit a mid-range drift jumper at the beginning of the first quarter to help the Clippers open the scoring, and then made five consecutive shots to end in iron.
At the beginning of the second quarter, he hit a mid-range step-back jumper from Harden's wonderful cross, and at the end of the second quarter, he hit a mid-range pull-up jump shot from a small card to help the Clippers lead the Pistons 60-56. At the end of the half, George shot 2 of 7, scored 4 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, and was in average condition.
Midway through the third quarter, he hit a mid-range pullup jump shot. He hit a mid-range pullup jump shot midway through the fourth quarter, followed by two open three-pointers from Harden's wonderful pass, followed by a layup from Harden's smart pass to give the Clippers a 132-112 lead over the Pistons.
At the end of the game, George shot 8 of 16, 2 of 5 three-pointers, scored 18 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, 0 turnovers and 1 block, plus or minus +13.
Mann (6 points)
In the first half of the first quarter, he received an assist from George and scored an empty inside layup. Hit two foul free throws late in the second quarter. In the third quarter, he hit a layup on the inside, and then hit a dunk from Plumlee on the ground. Hit two foul free throws in the middle to give the Clippers an 87-80 lead over the Pistons.
At the end of the game, Mann made 4 of 4 shots, got 12 points, 1 rebound, 0 assists, 0 steals and 0 turnovers, with a plus/minus of -16, and the whole performance was decent, barely rated as up to standard!
Plumlee (7 points)
In the middle of the first quarter, Wei Shao broke through the ball, cut into the air, and hit a dunk inside. At the end of the second quarter, he made a layup and made two free throws. Helped the Clippers end the first half with a 65-59 lead over the Pistons.
At the beginning of the third quarter, he hit a second offensive rebound, and then turned inside and hit a layup to help the Clippers lead the Pistons 77-69. In the middle of the counterattack, he received George's ball, cut the inside and hit the dunk and directly stopped the Pistons. At the end of the fourth quarter, George hit a basket to help the Clippers lead the Pistons 127-112.
At the end of the game, Plumlee made 5 of 7 shots, got 12 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 turnover, with a plus/minus of -4.
Westbrook (perfect 10)
In the second half of the first quarter, he hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc with the ball on the spot, and at the end of the quarter, he held the ball and hit the inside line to make a tough layup, helping the Clippers chase the score to 23-28. In the first quarter, Wei Shao's playback changed the Clippers' offense, helping the Clippers almost immediately erase the 14-point difference.
He hit a foul free throw midway through the second quarter, then hit a dunk from George on the counter, and then hit a mid-range pullup jump shot to help the Clippers chase the score to 41-48. At halftime, Westbrook made 4 of 5 shots, cutting 10 points, 1 rebound, 5 assists and 2 steals, and his performance was very amazing.
Cunningham hit a three-pointer late in the third quarter, followed by a mid-range pullup jumper, followed by a step-by-step Gallinari layup to give the Clippers a 98-90 lead over the Pistons. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, he hit a layup with the ball, and in the middle of the period, he received a wonderful pass from Harden and scored a dunk to help the Clippers lead the Pistons 116-101.
At the end of the game, Westbrook shot 10 of 13, 2 of 3 three-pointers, scored 23 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals and 2 turnovers, plus or minus +15, and the whole performance was very eye-catching and was rated perfect.
Theis (blemish 5.5 points)
At the end of the first quarter, he received a pass from Wei Shaomiao, cut the inside line, and hit a two-handed dunk. In the fourth quarter, he scored a basket and ate a cake and made a layup.
At the end of the game, Theis made 2 of 3 shots, scored 5 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 2 turnovers and 2 blocks, with a plus/minus of +11.
Powell (8 points)
Early in the second quarter, he broke through with the ball and hit a throw, and then hit a 45-degree counterattack three-pointer from George's ball, stopping the Pistons and helping the Clippers chase the score to 36-42. At halftime, Powell made 2 of 5 shots, got 5 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, and played averagely.
At the end of the third quarter, he hit a mid-range pullup jump shot and then hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer to help the Clippers end the third quarter with a 101-90 lead over the Pistons. He hit a three-pointer in the fourth quarter, and then hit a strong shot from the basket on the counterattack to give the Clippers a 120-109 lead over the Pistons.
At the end of the game, Powell made 6 of 11 shots, 3 of 6 three-point shots, scored 15 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 0 steals and 0 turnovers, with a plus/minus of +19.
Coffey (8.5 points)
At the end of the first quarter, he used up and down steps to create space under the basket and hit the basket.
He hit a rebounding layup early in the second quarter, hit a bottom corner three-pointer from Powell in the middle of the quarter, and then broke through with the ball on the counterattack and made a foul and made two free throws to help the Clippers chase the score to 46-48. At the end of the half, Coffey made 3 of 4 shots, scored 7 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 turnover and 1 block, and his performance was eye-catching.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, he counterattacked and completed a dunk inside, and then scored a 2+1 iron-blooded layup to help the Clippers lead the Pistons 112-96.
At the end of the game, Coffey made 5 of 7 shots, 1 of 1 three-pointers, scored 14 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists, 4 steals, 1 turnover and 1 block, with a plus/minus of +16, and the whole performance met people's expectations.
The above is the editor's objective evaluation of all the players of the Clippers in this game, and it does not mean to belittle a certain player.
In the next game, the Clippers will play the Heat away next Monday, and I hope that the Clippers can defeat strong opponents, and then play a wave of consecutive wins and hit the first place in the West!
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