Leonard 25+11, Butler 8 of 18, Harden assists king, who pays attention to Wei Shao's moves

On February 5, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Clippers challenged the Heat away, before the game, the Clippers ranked 3rd in the West with 32 wins and 15 losses, while the Heat ranked 8th in the East with 26 wins and 23 losses. Clippers starters: Harden + Mann + George + Leonard + Zubac, Heat starters: Rozier + Richardson + Butler + Highsmith + Adebayo.

In the first quarter of the game, Adebayo scored 4 points in a row at the beginning, George and Richardson made three-pointers to each other, Zubac fouled 2 early, Adebayo made a foul, Rozier scored 4 points in a row, at this time the Clippers were already 10 points behind, Harden jumped to stop the bleeding in time, Highsmith hit a three-point shot, Mann made a basket, Wei Shao made a layup, Leonard dunked with one arm, the Clippers narrowed the difference in waves, Butler scored 4 points in a row after a pause, Powell also cut 4 points in a row, Leonard made a foul, the difference was 3 points, the shooting rate of both sides was not high in this quarter, and the Clippers rebounded badly, Wei Shao made a passing error, Martin jumped, Powell hit the iron with three points, and Leonard made a shot, 19-22 in the first quarter, the Clippers trailed by three points.

As far as the first quarter is concerned, the Clippers' shooting rate is too low, Martin made one of two free throws in the second quarter, and then dunked to score, the Clippers scored three points on the Clippers side, Martin continued to score on the layup, it was Harden's turn to hit a three-point rush, Powell overtook with three points, Kofei also scored a jumper, Rozier shot to stop the bleeding for the Heat, Adebayo throws, Kofei responds with three points, the two sides begin to tug of war, Rozier shoots, Love fires outside, Zubac dunks with both hands, George retreats three points and finally scores, Leonard continues to firepower on the outside, the Clippers lead by 5 points, Butler shoots three-point, George three-point is actually three points, Butler makes a layup again, Leonard jumps, Adebayo dunks with both handsAt half-time, the two sides fought to a 43-all draw.

Halftime stats, Leonard 11 points and 5 rebounds, George 6 points and 3 rebounds, Harden 5 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, Mann 2 points and 3 rebounds, Zubac 2 points and 3 rebounds, Westbrook 5 points and 2 assists, Powell 7 points, Coffey 5 points and 2 rebounds. On the Heat side, Adebayo had 10 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists, Rozier had 8 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Butler had 9 points, Richardson had 3 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Highsmith had 3 points and 2 rebounds, Martin had 7 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, and Love had 3 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

Yibian fought again, George made a foul at the beginning, Harden scored three points, Richardson and Butler scored in a row, Leonard and Mann responded together, Adebayo made up for the dunk, Zubac hooked his hand, Leonard dunked with one arm, and then Richardson and Leonard each hit three points, Mann dunked in the air, Lefour fired outside, Leonard also responded with three points, this quarter of the small card god went down, Harks made a layup, Powell picked a basket, Richardson made a layup, the Heat played very tenacious, the Clippers couldn't open the difference, Leonard blocked Butler after a pause, but then the small card interfered with the ball, Butler scored two free throws, and the difference was only 2 points, Wei Shao pressed the whistle for three points and three non-sticks, and the Clippers beat the Clippers 69-67 Heat at halftime.

At the beginning of the critical last quarter, the Clippers finally began to show their strength, Wei Shao dunked and dunked, Harkes and Highsmith scored successively, the Heat just wanted to counterattack, Harden immediately responded with 3 + 1, George also scored three points, Powell continued to score three points, the Clippers gradually opened up the point difference, the Heat launched a counterattack, the point difference narrowed again, Harden killed the god possessed, first scored three points, and then made 3 + 1, and the Heat Rozier threw 2+1, Richardson jumped to the point, the difference chased to single digits, Plumlee responded with a layup, time was running out, the Clippers were really brutal with all their might, the strength shown in the final quarter was too strong, Leonard hit two free throws, Rozier hit three points, Butler three points and 2+1 were powerless, Harden and Leonard made free throws to lock up the win, and finally the Clippers defeated the Heat 103-95 and refused to reverse.

Clippers data: Leonard was 8 of 16, 3 of 6 three-pointers, 6 of 6 free throws and scored 25 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, Leonard is really stable, including 10 points in the third quarter, which is also a hidden danger for the Clippers. Harden was 7-of-13, 5-of-9 from three-point range, and 2-of-4 from the free-throw line to finish with 21 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists and 3 turnovers, playing 42 minutes and was the assist king of the game. Harden felt okay today, especially scoring 11 points in the final quarter, which was the key to the Clippers opening up the point difference, and Harden should make at least 15 shots. George had 15 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 turnovers, playing very badly, and his recent form has not been good, unpredictable. Zubac had 4 points and 3 rebounds, and just returned to his game, Mann had 7 points and 5 rebounds.

Powell scored 16 points, Wei Shao 5 points, 2 assists and 3 turnovers, after the game, who noticed Wei Shao's actions? He personally hugged Harden to celebrate the victory, and it can be seen that the relationship between the two is really good, Coffey has 5 points and 3 rebounds, and Plumlee has 5 points and 9 rebounds. During the game, Tyronn Lue used a five-small lineup many times, but the difference in the first three quarters has not been able to pull away, overall, the biggest problem of the Clippers is that George is unstable, often falling into iron mode, if it still plays like this in the playoffs, then the Clippers will be dangerous, after all, you can't just rely on Leonard and Harden.

In addition, Harden is too tired to play, 35+ minutes per game, 42 minutes directly today, to sum up, although the Clippers won, but the problems exposed are also worth paying attention to, I hope George will rebound as soon as possible. After beating the Heat, the Clippers are on a three-game winning streak and are still ranked third in the West, but the Timberwolves and Thunder both play today, and then the Clippers' standings may change.

Heat stats: Butler had 21 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists on 8-of-18 shooting, Bam Adebayo had 14 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists, Richardson had 14 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Rozier had 17 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, Highsmith had 5 points and 3 rebounds, and Love had 6 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. After losing to the Clippers, the Heat remain in 8th place in the East, and it is doubtful that they will still be able to make the playoffs.