Harden led the team to the Hawks in a wonderful offensive battle, and the Clippers almost ended the Eastern Devils' journey
At noon on February 6, Beijing time, in the last NBA regular season game of the Clippers' seven-game Eastern Conference away game, they defeated the Hawks 149-144 to win this wonderful offensive battle and win four in a row. The Clippers ended the season with a near-perfect performance, winning all six games except for the Cavaliers, and can go home and happily prepare for three home games. Harden scored a quasi-triple-double in the game, and with Leonard's 36 points, the Clippers' powerful offense was on full display. In the Western Conference standings, the Clippers are still in third place, but they are only 0.5 wins away from the Timberwolves and Thunder who are tied for the top of the table.
To be honest, the tight NBA schedule is a real headache for players, with more than 80 regular season games per season, and often continuous battles without rest, and there is no interval between games. The Clippers were in Miami against the Heat a day earlier, and then they traveled to Atlanta. In terms of the density and frequency of competitions, the professional leagues in most countries are not up to the limit in any way. In fact, the Clippers are also difficult, and there must be players to rest, and in this game, Coach Tyronn Lue arranged for Zubac to rest, changed the starting lineup that was used most smoothly for the longest time, and Plumlee returned to the starter. It made the game a little tougher and the team conceded too many points, but either way, the Clippers had more offensive firepower, they got the win, they got the win, and that was enough.
From the very beginning of this game, the two teams began to attack each other, neither of them defended, and they only stared at each other's baskets. The Clippers led by 9 points in the first quarter, and they lost back intact in the second quarter, both teams scored 66 points close to 70 points in the first half, this scoring efficiency is terrifying, both sides are multi-point flowering continuous output, so that the opponent can't defend and don't guard, anyway, whoever shoots one more ball wins. It's just that at the last moment, the Hawks' star color is still a little worse than that of the Clippers, and Harden singled out Trae Young before the end of the game and then made a landmark retreat and long-range shot to make it 3+1, which was domineering and ensured the victory of the game.
Both teams had six players in double figures, and all 12 players in the court had double-digit scores. Compared to the Hawks' three-man 20+, the Clippers are two-man 30+. The top scorer was Leonard, who scored 36 points but was less impressive, with five assists and just two rebounds. In contrast, it was Harden who was more comprehensive, he scored 30 points, delivered 10 assists and grabbed 8 rebounds, and a quasi-triple-double of 30+10+8 was the performance at the peak of his career, and the highlights were repeated.
With a half-game win to suppress the Nuggets, only 0.5 wins away from the leading Timberwolves and Thunder, the Clippers' four-game winning streak has put the first place in the West into their range, maybe after the next three home courts, the Clippers can become the new leader in the West.
Text/Beiqing Sports Liu Ailin