No. 1 in the league! No. 1 in the league! Harden fulfilled his promise, Xiaoka grabbed the MVP, and the Clippers were invincible in the five small lineups
The Clippers recently have a 6-1 record in 7 consecutive away games, the team is in hot shape, Leonard, Harden, George formed the strongest big three in the league, against the Hawks 84 + 13 + 20, the Clippers defeated the Hawks 149-144, Cajiao went down to heaven, Leonard was selected as the best in the West, Harden scored more than 30+ for the second time in the Clippers, Wei Shao played the last 16 minutes The Clippers won with a small lineup, and the Clippers small lineup was invincible.
Harden made good on his promise, accumulating plus-minus and No. 1 in the league, and the terrifying moment came
In this game, Harden played 39 minutes, 7 of 14, including 6 of 9 three-pointers, 10 of 10 free throws, 30 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, Harden filled the data column, Harden plus/minus +11 in this game, second only to George's +12 points.
This is also the second time that Harden has scored 30+ with the Clippers, and this is also the 18th time that Harden has scored a double-double with the Clippers, and the Clippers have a 16-2 record in these 18 games.
The Clippers are 26-5 in their last 31 games, and Harden has a plus/minus of +344 points, the most in the league. After the game, the Clippers sent out a poster to go on fire, which is the picture of Harden roaring in celebration.
Harden also has super tactical comprehension, and at 1:06 in the fourth quarter, Wei Shao blocked the defender and let Harden eat Trae Young alone, but Harden singled out Trae Young to make it 3+1 to establish the victory.
The Clippers put on a pure small lineup in the final quarter for Harden and Wei Shao to take turns playing, and Wei Shao used his tireless running and hard work to grab the floor ball to protect the Clippers' perimeter.
Now Harden is leading the Clippers forward with his extremely high efficiency, and now Harden ranks 3rd in the league in offensive efficiency of 123.6 and 9th in the league in net efficiency of 10.7, and Harden is now ranked 97th in the league with only 20% usage rate.
Harden now pays more attention to passing than attacking with the ball, ranking 80th in the league for just 11.4 shots per game, but Harden ranks 29th in the league for 6.6 three-point attempts per game and ranks 20th in the league for 2.8 three-point shots.
Now Harden's way of playing is very simple, he does a good job of passing the ball first in every game, and now Harden ranks 5th in the league with 8.6 assists per game, Harden also deliberately reduces his shots and chooses a more scoring three-point shot, his three-point shooting 6.6 times accounts for 57.8% of his 11.4 shots, changing his way of playing Harden who plays more efficiently is more terrifying. Harden made good on his promise, and the moment of terror really came.
Nader scored 1.23 points per single, No. 1 in the league, and Xiaoka grabbed the MVP
Leonard played 37 minutes in this game, and finished with 36 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists on 13-of-20 shooting, and he was also named the Western Conference Player of the Week for his outstanding performance.
Leonard is the best player on the offensive end of the league, he can score 1.23 points per ball single, ranking first in the league for players who hold the ball more than once per game, although Beverley, McDaniels and others have a net efficiency of more than 1.3 points per game, but these players do not hold the ball more than 1 time per game is not counted.
Leonard also undertook the most important defensive task of the whole team, in this game, Leonard stood behind the opponent's side when he defended Trae Young alone and then blocked the middle, as long as Trae Young broke through, he used his body to cling to it, so that Trae Young was completely defended by Leonard without temper.
Leonard began to take over the game in the fourth quarter, and the Clippers used tactics, blocking, and air cuts to create offensive opportunities so that the Hawks' defense was penetrated.
The Clippers have a 26-5 record since December, which is also the best record in the league, during which the Clippers are second in the league in offensive efficiency and fourth in defensive efficiency.
In his last 28 games, Leonard averaged 25.8 points + 6.7 rebounds + 4.2 assists + 1.3 steals per game, shooting 58% from the field, 51.3% from three-point range, and 91% from the free throw line, and he hit 190 statistics.
After the game, Skip commented that the man didn't play fancy MVP-level stats, but he definitely had the ability to grab the MVP.
Leonard now ranks 11th in the league in offensive efficiency of 121.6, fifth in the league in net efficiency of 11.4 and 24th in the league in penalty area scoring of 10.5 points.
Although Leonard is the Clippers' No. 1 star, he doesn't take many shots, averaging only 26th in 17.2 shots per game, but ranking 12th in the league in 9.2 shots per game. Leonard's high score doesn't depend on overly high shots, and his high efficiency ensures that he can get high scores.
The Clippers' five-man lineup is invincible
The Clippers and Hawks played Harden and Westbrook at the same time in the fourth quarter, sending out a five-small lineup, the three forwards were Leonard, Coffey, George, and the young player Coffey used his desperate defense to win the trust of Tyronn Lue and get a chance to play.
When the Clippers finished with a small lineup, they played the integration of offense and defense to the extreme, the Clippers used a suffocating defense not to give the opponent a chance to vacancy, and in the offense, the Clippers also paid attention to controlling the rhythm and the success rate, which is essentially different from other teams playing a small lineup to pursue a fast pace and focus on fast counterattacks to be fast.
The Clippers' small lineup worked very well, with Leonard and George playing the role of defensive iron gates, and the Clippers took the initiative after Leonard and Harden hit key shots in quick succession.
The Clippers are now playing to each player's characteristics, with George ranking second in the league in offensive efficiency of 123.7, fourth in the league in net efficiency of 11.6 and fifth in the league in 3.4 three-point shots per game.
After this game, Leonard ranked 11th in offensive efficiency, George 2nd, Harden 3rd, in fact, after yesterday's game between the Clippers and the Heat, Harden's offensive efficiency ranked 1st George 2nd Leonard 5th, and now the ranking has changed dramatically in just one game, which also shows that the competition in the offensive efficiency ranking is very fierce, but the Clippers Big Three are all ranked in the top 12 to prove that they have super strength.
The Clippers' small lineup is also the team's life-saving lineup, the Clippers will use this lineup when the score is tight, the Clippers' lineup is very efficient defensively, Wei Shao and Coffey will take on important defensive tasks, Wei Shao has been on the court in the last 16 minutes of the game, this is also Wei Shao's role in the Clippers, even if the Clippers are ahead of the game and there is still half a minute to end Wei Shao will save the bottom line to save the ball, who doesn't love this kind of game attitude.
Harden is the first in the league in plus/minus, and Leonard is the first in the league in scoring points per round, and each number one can make the Clippers reborn and make the Clippers attack the championship.
Now is the best time for Capriden, they scored 84 + 13 + 20 in a single game, and what is even more terrifying is that the ratio of 84 points to the Clippers' 149 points in this game is not high, Powell, Wei Shao, and Coffey all scored 13 points, and now the Clippers' offensive points are the most terrifying, and the Clippers' small lineup is powerful, and the Clippers are the biggest favorites for the championship.