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Game recap
The Clippers host the Jazz, and Leonard, the core of the Clippers, continues to be absent. In the first quarter of the game, the Clippers quickly took the initiative on the court with full firepower, and the Jazz did not have a high shooting rate and fell into the disadvantage, and the Clippers ended the first quarter 41-16 Jazz. In the second quarter, the Clippers maintained a lead of more than 20 points, and the score was further stretched at the end of the game under the play of Harden and Mann, and the Clippers were 75-42 Jazz at halftime.
Yibian fought again, the Clippers continued to be hot, the point difference continued to be widened, and the play of Wei Shao and Powell completely lost the suspense of the game, and the Clippers finished the third quarter 104-79 Jazz. The final quarter was reduced to garbage time early, and the Clippers also switched to the bench early. Although the Jazz tried to close the gap, the Clippers held steady and finally the Clippers beat the Jazz 131-102.
Player stats for both sides
Jazz player stats: Tucker 17 points, Sexton 12 points and 7 rebounds, Yurt Severn 12 points, Beazley 12 points and 6 rebounds, Dunn 10 points.
Clippers player stats: Terence Mann 19 points, Powell 18 points, Willis 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, George 14 points, Harden 13 points, 10 rebounds and 15 assists.
Highlights of the game
Harden's silky combo makes a quick stop and a step back in front of a defender.
Harden delivered an assist after breaking through, and Wei Shao jumped high to complete the empty dunk.
Harden cut a triple-double to help the Clippers set sail
Leonard continued to be absent in this game, and Harden got a triple-double of 13 points, 10 rebounds and 15 assists, a long-lost triple-double. Harden's offense is still a little struggling, but today's performance is really good, although the shooting rate of 4 of 10 is not high, but Harden's spirit in these two games is obviously different, Harden continues to find his shooting touch, regain confidence is more important than anything else, and hope that Harden will kill all sides in the playoffs.
The Clippers are firmly in fourth place in the West and may face P in the first round.
The Clippers won two consecutive victories, continued to sit fourth in the West, and still led the Mavericks in fifth with two wins. Their opponent in the first round is also likely to be the Mavericks, the Mavericks' Eastern European combination has super offensive ability, PJ Washington and Gafford have brought a great improvement to the team's defense, and it will not be easy for the Clippers to eliminate the Mavericks and advance to the Western Conference semifinals.