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The Clippers, who won three in a row, challenged the Kings away, and Leonard chose to rest this game. In the first quarter, the two sides played back and forth, and the game fell into a tug-of-war, and the two sides fought to 24 at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Kings' Fox and Sa Jr. played to help the team take the lead, and the Kings led the Clippers 56-51 at halftime. The Kings continued to exert their strength, and the continuous offensive climax soon extended the difference to more than 10 points, and the Clippers no one stepped up to respond, and the Kings ended the third quarter 91-70 Clippers. In the final quarter of the game, Fox's play killed the suspense of the game, and the Clippers also switched to the bench early to throw in the defeat, and the game ended with the Kings beating the Clippers 109-95.
Clippers player stats: Willis 20 points, George 18 points, Powell 17 points, Zubac 10 points and 11 rebounds, Harden 7 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.
Kings player stats: Sabonis 22 points, 20 rebounds and 9 assists, Fox 20 points and 7 assists, Murray 19 points and 5 rebounds, Mitchell 14 points, Lyles 15 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.
Nine facts that have to be admitted:
1. Leonard is resting in this game, and the Clippers will be completely exposed. It's not the Clippers who are strong, it's Leonard, and Leonard is the Clippers fig leaf. The first three consecutive wins are all small cards at critical moments to turn the tide, without small cards the Clippers estimate that the playoffs will not be able to enter, small cards are the basic plate of the Clippers, no small cards are really no one can beat, there is no lower limit. Let's take a few more games off and see how many consecutive defeats the Clippers can make without a small card.
2. Harden started the playoff mode ahead of schedule, and it was another disaster-level game, which was really disappointing. Without Leonard, Harden really can't get tough. Even if Harden's ability declined, this game was too stretched, the organization was lonely, there was no chance at all, he couldn't shoot in the open position, and the defense was negative. The Clippers traded Harden for the purpose of strengthening the offense, and now the offense is still constipated, and the defense is directly for nothing.
3, there is no small card, George is also very uncomfortable, the king is over with George, his teammates can't score points at all, and he has to support the team's defense, George was beaten 17-3 on the court, and he can't take it, I can't believe what this team will do without Kajiao, only Kajiao is the real star of the Clippers.
4. Powell still played steadily, shooting 4 of 7 and 3 of 4 three-pointers, scoring 17 points. The Clippers are really thigh-high, and the offensive end makes up for the absence of the small card, but there is no one to make up for the bench scoring. In addition to Cabriel, the Clippers can only rely on Powell, the Clippers' third giant. The most powerful assistant by Xiaoka's side, there is a reason why only Xiaoka and Powell have championships in this team.
5. Zubac was 5 of 14, got 10 points and 11 rebounds, it's hard for you to imagine that this is the shooting rate of an interior player, he was taken 20 rebounds on the head by Xiao Sa, and he was completely blown out, and a small guard on the opposite side can defend Zubac under the basket, and his confidence is about to be lost. can't be defended, can't attack, whoever is defended will score, it's too soft, the Clippers' own Wang Zhelin.
6, Wei Shao is what the Clippers want to win the most, and in the last quarter, Wei Shao led the whole bench to play the Kings as a starter, which was also the only quarter in which the Clippers won, just like playing the Suns in the playoffs last season. Except for Wei Shao, the rest of the Clippers have no energy, and the current Harden is not worthy of letting Wei Shao be a backup.
7. Tyronn Lue will not do anything other than the five smalls, falling behind by double digits, and the upper five smalls continue to expand the disadvantage. The Kings were all the main players, and Tyronn Lue directly gave up the game as a substitute, and surrendered too quickly. The Clippers will not play a lead this season, and they will shoot directly after falling behind. is not to believe in evil, let Harden Wei play together, there will be no one who does not try the lineup.
8. In the absence of Monk and Huerter due to injury, the Kings relied on the excellent play of Xiao Sa and Fox to firmly hold the top eight in the West, and Xiao Sa scored 22 points, 20 rebounds and 9 assists in this game, and Fox scored 20 points and 7 assists. The Kings have a difficult remaining schedule, and the team's bench core Monk is absent, currently only 1.5 wins ahead of the Lakers, and it is their goal to maintain the top eight in the West.
9. After this battle, the Clippers continued to rank fourth in the West, and with the Mavericks losing to the Warriors today, the Clippers still led the Mavericks by 2 wins. But Harden continues to be in the slump, Zubac is embarrassed, and if they meet the Mavericks in the first round of the playoffs, it will be difficult for the Clippers to break into the second round, and the championship is even more out of reach.