The NBA regular season continued, and the Clippers defeated the Nuggets 102-100 at home, preventing the coming of the losing streak. However, in the second quarter, the Clippers increased their defensive intensity, repeatedly played counterattacks, and they took the lead at halftime, and in the third quarter, the Clippers fought more and more, and the advantage once reached double digits, and then the two sides fell into a tug-of-war, although the Nuggets have been trying to fight back, but the Clippers always maintained the advantage and finally won the victory. After the win, the Clippers have a record of 48 wins and 28 losses, and remain in fourth place in the West, so where will the Clippers win this game?
Harden, 6 of 22, 2 of 12 three-pointers, 6 of 7 free throws, he cut 20 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal, it seems, Harden's data is very poor, and he pulled his hips again, in fact, Harden's play today is respectable enough, he does shoot very inefficiently, but Harden did not back down this time, his 14 points in the second quarter is the key to the Clippers to turn the situation around, in the absence of Leonard, Harden should shoot, took responsibility, did not hesitate, just let go of the attack, how to talk about the state first, aggressiveness Harden ushered in a huge improvement, this is what the Clippers want to see Harden。
George, shot 10 of 21, 2 of 6 three-pointers, 6 of 8 free throws, he got 28 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 3 turnovers, Leonard is not there, George is the boss of the Clippers, the core of the offense, and he also took on the responsibility of the boss. But it should be said that George's offense with the ball is not his forte, receiving the ball, or counterattacking after a successful defense, is George's main core offensive means, and it is somewhat difficult for George to assume the role of Leonard.
Zubac, who shot 4-of-10 from the field and 6-of-6 from the free-throw line, finished with 14 points, 15 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal. I don't have to say, today Zubac was taught a lesson by Jokic, of course, there is a huge gap between the two sides in terms of ability, in front of Jokic, Zubac is like a stunned young man, he can't prevent it, he doesn't blame Zubac, there are few people in the league who can match Jokic, but Zubac plays soft on the offensive end, which is a bit frustrating, but Zubac seized the opportunity to shoot free throws at the critical moment and did not drop the chain, but if the Clippers want to win the championship, Zubac must return to the state of the previous winning streak.
Wei Shao, shot 4-of-9, 0-of-2 three-pointers, and 4-of-4 free throws, he had 12 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and 2 turnovers, and his plus/minus was +8. For Wei Shao, there is only respect, and this is still the case today. Although Wei Shao is not very efficient, he is always positive on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and he will not back down, he is a source of vitality for the Clippers, and in terms of effort, Clippers players should learn from him.
Powell, 4-of-12 shooting, 2-of-7 three-pointers, 1-of-2 free throws, he got 11 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, plus-minus +10 on the court, although the efficiency is not very high, but Powell did what he should have done, and the performance was satisfactory.
Mann, who shot 2-of-6 from the field, 0-of-2 from three-point range and 2-of-2 from the free throw line, finished with six points, three rebounds, one assist and two steals, and had a plus/minus of -9. In terms of efficiency, Mann is very average, but he is also very active in scrambling, but when the three points are not accurate, Mann has no shooting confidence, which greatly affects the team's space on the court, and maintaining shooting confidence is the most important thing for Mann to adjust.
The rest of the role players, Tucker shot 0 of 2 and 0 of 1 from three-point range, he only had 3 rebounds and 1 assist, Coffey shot 3 of 5, 1 of 2 three-pointers, and 2 of 3 free throws, he got 9 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal, with a plus/minus of +18 on the court, and he worked very well on offense and defense. Plumlee shot 1-of-1 from the field, and he contributed 2 points, 2 rebounds and 1 block, at least without making mistakes on the court, with a plus/minus of +7 on the court.