On April 8, Beijing time, the Clippers played at home against the Cavaliers, and the Clippers successfully defeated the Cavaliers 120-118 at the end of the game. Although the Clippers finally won the game, but in this game the Clippers were once behind by 26 points, but the Clippers did not give up the game in this game, George's outbreak in the game directly helped the Clippers complete the reversal, and finally the Clippers won the game without danger, although the Clippers are still ranked fourth in the West, but the Mavericks won 3 consecutive wins and only 2 wins behind the Clippers, and the Cavaliers lost the game and suffered 3 consecutive defeats and fell directly to the fifth place in the East.
Harden was abandoned in this game, and after the game, Coach Lu also revealed that Harden was abandoned for two reasons, on the one hand, because of Harden's right foot soreness, and on the other hand, because of the point difference between the two sides at that time, but anyway, Harden's abandonment is a reality, but in the face of such a situation, Harden also calmly accepted the reality, Harden did not return to the locker room at that time, but sat on the bench, so seeing the Clippers playing well Harden was quite happy, especially seeing George complete the quasi-lore, Harden stared here and made a funny move, it is obvious that he is not unhappy about being abandoned Harden, and this is still quite important for the ClippersAfter all, the playoffs are just around the corner, and it's important for the Clippers locker room to be united at this time.
At the same time, Wei Shao also proved that he was indispensable, in the game that Wei Shao was absent, the Clippers played quite badly, so the Clippers also suffered a series of defeats, but after Wei Shao's return, the Clippers are obviously on the rise, it can be said that the current Wei Shao is really quite important, after all, Wei Shao's ability is what the Clippers lack, first of all, Wei Shao's most obvious role is to drive the Clippers to play aggressive, although Wei Shao's shooting ability is lacking, but Wei Shao's ability to punch the frame is what the Clippers need, and at the same time, Wei Shao is still able to complete the dunk on the court, at this time Wei Shao can ignite the fighting spirit of the whole team, which is already quite important for the Clippers, Secondly, Wei Shao can improve the speed of the Clippers' counterattack, coupled with Wei Shao's attribute of not giving up, it can be said that the Clippers really can't lack Wei Shao.
When asked by reporters after the game whether he would consider resting players in the next games, Coach Lu said: We haven't considered this yet, we are still fighting for fourth place in the West. At the moment our focus is to play better basketball, keep improving, and get the best results possible. Obviously, the current Tyronn Lue is determined, and the Clippers will go all out in the next game, after all, as Lu said, the current Clippers have not locked the top four positions in the West, and the Clippers will play against the Suns twice, if the loss of these two games has a big impact on the Clippers, after all, the Mavericks' next schedule is quite simple, so it should be understood that the Clippers should be cautious.
After all, the Clippers will be against the Suns twice in the next game, and it is unacceptable for the Suns to really suffer two consecutive defeats, after all, the Suns are still ranked sixth in the West after losing to the Pelicans today, but there is no win difference between the Pelicans and the Suns, so if the Suns really suffer consecutive losses in the next game, then the Suns' ranking may fall, and the eighth king in the West is only 1 win behind the Suns, and the Lakers and the Suns, who are ninth in the West, are only 1.5 wins, so the Suns may plummet in the rankings if they are not carefulThis kind of thing is obviously not acceptable to the Suns, so the Suns also need to go all out in the face of the unrelenting Clippers.