The Clippers won 26 in 31 games, Harden won 30+10 and won 3+1 to return to the top
On February 6, Beijing time, the Clippers played away against the Hawks, of which the Clippers were the second game in a back-to-back. The Clippers led by 13 points at one point before being tied at 66-66 by the Hawks in the first half. In the first three quarters, the Clippers only led by 1 point, and the Clippers performed better at critical moments in the final quarter, Leonard hit a key three-pointer, and Harden hit a winning 3+1, and finally the Clippers defeated the Hawks 149-144 to win 4 consecutive wins, the Clippers have won 26 of the league's last 31 games, and they are only half a win away from the first place in the West, and the Hawks ended a four-game winning streak. The Clippers scored double-doubles with Leonard 36 points, Harden 30 points and 10 assists, and George 18 points. The Hawks also had six players in double figures, with Hunter scoring 27 points, Trae Young 25 points and 12 assists and Murray 21 points.
The two sides met for the first time this season, the Clippers were without Zubac and Diabat, Zubac just returned to the second back-to-back rotation, and the Hawks were without Capela and Gayer, neither side was the strongest lineup.
At the beginning of the first quarter, the Clippers, led by the three giants of Leonard, George and Harden, blossomed in the first five and a half minutes to take a 16-7 lead, especially a 16-2 offensive run in three and a half minutes. Harden then hit two more three-pointers to lead the Clippers to a 26-14 double-digit lead, the Hawks trailed by seven points, and Leonard hit a three-pointer. The Hawks continued to hit the inside to chase points, and Trae Young complained about eating T and sending Powell free throws, and the Clippers led the Hawks 37-28 in the first quarter. The Clippers were more than 5 of 21 of 21 in the first quarter, including 6 of 9 three-pointers, Harden had 9 points and 4 assists on 3 three-pointers and Leonard had 8 points, and the Hawks were close to 5 of 5 on 11 of 23.
Entering the second quarter of the game, the Clippers encountered the offensive resistance of the Hawks, and the Clippers lost by 9 points 29-38 in the second quarter, and the Clippers were chased to a 66-66 tie at the end of the first half. In the first two quarters of the game, the Clippers made 25 of 43 crosshairs more than 5 percent, especially 10 of 19 three-pointers, and the team has three people scoring double-doubles, Leonard 14 points, Harden 13 points and 6 assists and Powell 3 three-pointers and 11 points. The Hawks also made 24 of 45 from the field with more than 5 of them, including 8 of 16 from three-point range, with only Hunter scoring a double-double with 14 points, Trae Young scoring 6 points and 7 assists and Murray scoring 9 points, but the team has nine players scoring.
After halftime, the two teams turned on the offensive mode, and both sides scored 35+ points in a single quarter in the third quarter, and the Clippers won by 1 point in the third quarter 36-35 under the leadership of Leonard and Harden. At the end of the third quarter, the Clippers only led the Hawks by one point at 102-101, and in the first three quarters, the Clippers made 16 of 28 three-pointers, and all four players scored double-doubles, Leonard scored 23 points with 4 three-pointers, Harden scored 19 points and 8 assists, George scored 14 points and Powell scored 11 points with 3 three-pointers. The Hawks were also excellent on 14-of-27 three-point range, with three players scoring 17+ points, Trae Young 17 points and 9 assists, Okongu 18 points and Hunter 25 points and 7 rebounds.
In the final quarter of the game, the two sides continued to tug of war and grapple to bite the score, and with 5 minutes left in the final quarter, the Clippers were 122-123 overtaken by the Hawks by 1 point. Leonard made a layup and Coffey scored a layup, George and Harden hit three free throws in a row, and the Clippers went on a 7-0 run to lead by six points. Bey hit a three-pointer, Willis scored on a layup, and Trae Young hit two free throws to chase a three-point deficit. Leonard received a pass from Wei Shao and hit 2+1, Murray scored on a shot, Leonard hit a key three-pointer, and Wei Shao made a steal and was made by Coffey to expand the 9-point advantage. Murray hit all three free throws, Harden completed the key 3+1 win to expand the 10-point advantage, the Hawks were powerless, and the Clippers narrowly beat the Hawks in the end.
The Clippers have won 26 of their last 31 games, the league's record in the same period, and the Clippers' record has improved to 34-15, which is only half a win away from the 35-15 of the Thunder and the Timberwolves.
(Text/Drunken Sleeping)