NBA regular season: Clippers swept Hornets George 41+8 three-pointers, Harden 10 assists to meet the milestone

On April 1, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Clippers played away against the Hornets, and the Clippers expanded their 17-point advantage in the middle of the second quarter with the help of George's consecutive scores, and the Hornets stubbornly fought back to chase only 5 points at one point. The Clippers reextended their 19-point advantage at the beginning of the final quarter, and blocked the Hornets' stubborn counterattack to chase points, and finally the Clippers swept the Hornets 130-118 to win three consecutive wins, leading the Pelicans behind them by two wins to consolidate the fourth place in the West, and the Hornets swallowed two consecutive losses.

Statistics

Clippers: George scored 41 points with 8 three-pointers, Kawhi Kawhi 23 points, Zubac 24 points and 12 rebounds, Harden with 6 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists, Powell 16 points, Willis 11 points.

Hornets: Miller scored 22 points with five three-pointers, Bridges scored 33 points with seven three-pointers, and Micic had 10 points and 13 assists, and all five players on the team scored in double figures.

milestone

Harden's regular season career assists surpassed former Celtics and Lakers champion point guard Rondo (7,584) to move up to 14th on the all-time assists list.

The star of the game

George scored 41 points and 8 three-pointers, especially in the first half of the second quarter, 6-of-6 and 17 points, becoming the number one contributor to leading the Clippers to victory.

Focus shots

Harden sprained his right index finger during the pre-game warm-up, and still chose to wear a protective gear and play with the injury.

George scored 17 points on 6-of-6 shooting in the first half of the second quarter.

Game recap

In the first meeting of the season, the Clippers defeated the Hornets 113-104 at home, with Leonard absent, and George scored 25 points and Harden 29+6+8 to lead the team to win. The two sides ushered in the second meeting of the season, the Hornets lacked three balls, Curry Jr. and other five players, the first one and a half minutes of the first quarter The two sides tied 5-5, Leonard hit a shot, Miller returned with three points, Zubac and George scored two points each. Richards made a layup to chase points, Harden hit a shot, the Hornets scored 5 points in a row, George scored 6 points with Zubac on a three-pointer, and the Clippers took a 7-point lead to stop the Hornets. The Hornets scored 4 points in a row, Powell scored three points and Leonard dunked, the Hornets hit two three-pointers in a row, Zubac and Westbrook scored 2 points each, and the Clippers led the Hornets 31-25 at the end of the first quarter, Zubac scored 10 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks in 5 of 6 in a single quarter.

At the beginning of the second quarter, George and Gervais hit a three-point shot, George hit a shot, Miller hit a dunk in the air, Wei Shao hit a 2+1 shot, and Bertans responded with three points. George hit another three-pointer, the Hornets scored four straight points, George hit a three-pointer, and Bridges dunked. George scored six more points, the Hornets scored four straight points, and Zubac and Leonard led a 9-2 offensive run that gave the Clippers a 17-point lead at 62-45. Bridges hit three points in a row to lead an 8-0 offensive run to chase points, and Wei Shao hit two free throws 2+1 and Powell, and the Clippers led the Hornets 67-55 at the end of the first half. In the first two quarters, George scored 22 points, Zubac had 14 points and 9 rebounds, Leonard had 13 points, and Bridges had 13 points and Miller had 11 points.

Yibian fought again, Zubac hit two free throws, the Hornets chased 4 points in a row, George hit a three-point shot, and the Hornets scored 5 points in a row to chase the difference of 8 points. Mann threw and Zubac dunked, Miller and Micic each hit a three-pointer, Zubac scored a 2-well, and Miller hit another three-pointer to chase down the difference to just five points. Harden scored five straight points on two free throws and three-pointers, the Hornets scored four points in a row, George and Bridges hit a three-pointer, and the Clippers scored four points in a row to maintain a 10-point advantage. Gwee scored on a layup, and the Clippers scored another three points, and the Clippers led the Hornets by 11 points at 93-82 at the end of the first three quarters.

In the final quarter of the game, Westbrook and Tre Mann each scored 2 points, George hit three points and Powell 2+1, and George continued to make layups to expand the 19-point advantage. Bertans hit three three-pointers in a row and Gwee scored on a layup, and the Hornets went on a 14-2 run to chase the difference to seven points. Leonard hit a three-pointer, Bertans hit another three, Leonard hit a throw-up, and Zubac made both free throws to extend an 11-point advantage. Leonard was also fouled and hit one of two free throws, Bridges hit a three-pointer, and the Hornets fouled the Clippers to make free throws to seal the win, and finally the Clippers beat the Hornets.

Both sides start

Clippers: Harden, George, Leonard, Mann, Zubac

Hornets: Micic, Trey Mann, Miller, Bridges, Richards

(Text/Drunken Sleeping)