NBA regular season: The Clippers withdrew their main team early and were narrowly missed by the Trail Blazers by 26 points, and Pepper scored 53 points and Harden double-doubled

On March 23, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Clippers played away against the Trail Blazers, and the Clippers suppressed the Trail Blazers with the help of their overall strength advantage, scoring a 17-point advantage in the first half, and the Pepper combination led the team to gradually expand the 25+ lead in the second half. The Trail Blazers frantically fought back to chase points but were still unable to complete the comeback, and finally the Clippers swept the Trail Blazers in the 125-117 season to win 2 consecutive wins, leading the Pelicans by 1.5 wins to consolidate the fourth place in the West, and the Trail Blazers suffered 5 consecutive defeats.

Statistics

Clippers: Leonard 22 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, George made 4 three-pointers and 31 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 steals, Harden 15 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists, Mann 20 points.

Trail Blazers: Ayton, Grant and Brogdon missed, Murray 21 points, Reece 13 points, Simmons 1-of-6 3 points and 6 assists, Henderson 24 points and 10 assists, Banton 17 points, and all six players scored in double figures.

The star of the game

The Clippers led with Leonard, George and Mann scoring 20+ points, especially George's 30+ game-high, leading the Clippers to defeat the Trail Blazers and leading the Pelicans by 1.5 wins to consolidate the top four in the West.

Focus shots

Leonard plays the defense to complete 2+1.

George was humiliated by Banton's 2+1 dunk.

Tucker retired with calf soreness and went off with a knee injury at the end of the game.

Game recap

In the first three meetings of the season, the Clippers have beaten the Trail Blazers. The Clippers are missing Wei Shao and Powell in this game, and the Trail Blazers are missing 7 players such as Ayton, Grant, and Brogdon. At the beginning of the first quarter, the Clippers 4-5 became the only moment behind in the game, George hit 2+1, Murray made a layup, and George and Simmons hit a three-pointer. George made a layup and Leonard hit two three-pointers to stop the Trail Blazers, Brown hit one of two free throws, and the Clippers extended their 13-point advantage on a 6-0 run. Brown dunked, the Clippers scored another 5 points, Brown and Banton each completed a dunk, and Tucker hit a three-point shot at the buzzer. Henderson scored five points in a row, Theis made a layup and Boston hit a three-point shot, Reece chased 2+1 points, Leonard and Walker scored two points each, and Coffey hit a three-point shot, and the Clippers led the Trail Blazers by 15 points at 42-27 at the end of the first quarter. The Clippers were 15-of-22 from the field and 6-of-9 from three-point range in the first quarter, while Leonard had 13 points, five rebounds and two assists on 5-of-7 shooting and George had eight points.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Clippers scored five points in a row to expand their 20-point advantage, and the Trail Blazers chased the points with a wave of 6-2 offense, and Harden made three points and George hit two free throws. Reece and Mann hit a three-pointer, the Trail Blazers chased four more points, the Clippers scored five straight points to extend their 22-point advantage, and Banton and Murray each hit a three-pointer. George was fouled and hit both free throws, Brown hit a board, George hit a three-point shot, and the Trail Blazers scored four points in a row. George hit another three-pointer, Murray hit one of two free throws, and George hit a big hat for Murray, and the Clippers led the Trail Blazers 70-53 at the end of the first half. In the first two quarters, the Clippers made 11 of 19 three-pointers, Leonard scored 13 points and George scored 20 points, and Harden had 8 points and 4 assists.

The Clippers announced that Tucker had a sore calf and retired early, Leonard hit a three-point shot with George, Henderson hit both free throws, and the Clippers extended their 24-point advantage with a 6-2 offensive wave. Henderson hit a three-point shot, Leonard hit a 2+1 shot, Henderson caused Zubac to make his fifth foul and hit both free throws, and Ka Pepper scored consecutive points to extend a 90-65 lead of 25 points. Banton blocked George 2+1, Leonard hit a shot, Banton hit a three-point shot, and the Clippers scored another 4 points to stop the Trail Blazers. Murray scored five points in a row, Simmons announced that he would not return, the Clippers scored another three points, Theis sent an interference ball, Mann and Banton each scored two points, and Luppel missed a three-point overtime, and the Clippers led the Trail Blazers 101-80 at the end of the third quarter. In the first three quarters, George scored 31 points and Leonard scored 22 points, and the Trail Blazers scored four double-doubles.

The Clippers entered the fourth quarter with a 21-point lead, and Harden started the final quarter with a bench lineup, Reece took the lead in hitting a three-point shot, Mann scored five points in a row and Coffey hit two free throws, and the Clippers extended their 25-point advantage. Walker chased 2+1 points, Harden hit a three-point shot, Walker scored another 2 points, and Theis was replaced with a knee injury. Boston's three-pointer extended its 26-point advantage, the Trail Blazers scored six points in a row, Harden scored on a mid-range shot, and the Trail Blazers scored another three points to chase the difference to 19 points. The Clippers scored four straight points to reextend their 23-point advantage, the Trail Blazers continued to fight back to chase points, and Harden was substituted with four minutes left. Walker and Murray scored one after another, the Trail Blazers chased a 13-point gap, Plumlee hit one of two free throws, Kamara made a layup to chase points, and the two sides then hit iron one after another, the Trail Blazers continued to chase a single-digit gap and were still unable to complete the turnaround, and finally the Clippers completed the season sweep against the Trail Blazers.

Both sides start

Clippers: Leonard, George, Zubac, Harden, Mann

Trail Blazers: Murray, Kamara, Reese, Simmons, Henderson

(Text/Drunken Sleeping)