On April 28, tomorrow morning at 3:30 a.m., the NBA playoffs will be G4 in the first round of the Western Conference, and the Clippers will continue to play against the Mavericks. Previously, the score between the two sides came to 1:2, and the Clippers lost two games in a row after the return of the small card, and they are currently in a precarious situation. Because of Xiaoka's comeback in these two games, not only his personal state is relatively average, but also a little disrupted the team's chemistry, which led to the team's overall state being average. After winning the first victory, they fell into a strange circle of lineup running-in and couldn't extricate themselves, allowing the Mavericks to seize the only opportunity and completely turn the momentum around. Therefore, whether the small card will play in the next game will have a significant impact on the Clippers.
After yesterday's game, Xiaoka and Tyronn Lue both said in an interview that they would play in the G4 game, and Xiaoka took the initiative to apply to play, and Tyronn Lue also said that Xiaoka would play G4. But this morning, Tyronn Lue said in an interview that the small card G4 has become doubtful, and there is a 50% chance of playing. But later, Leonard's Chinese agent "Barbecue Sister" Lu Yinqing updated the latest situation of the small card again, he first posted that the G4 small card will play, but it will have a time limit like G3, and then when he updated the latest situation in the comment area, he replied to the fans and said: G4 small card may not play.
Combined with Tyronn Lue's doubt about the next game, the G4 Clippers may really become a cardless formation again. As a result, the Clippers G4 vs. the Mavericks, Harden is likely to turn on the Rockets again, returning to his familiar system. When the Shippers vs. G1, Xiaoka was absent from the game, and Harden played a very highlight performance, playing 38 minutes and 33 seconds, 8 of 17 shots, 6 of 11 three-pointers, 6 of 6 free throws, and 28 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 blocks. In that game, the Clippers offense played smoothly, Harden not only turned on the offensive mode, but also cooperated a lot with blocking and pick-and-roll, activating the cake king to help him cut 20 points and 15 rebounds to become the key to winning.
If Xiaoka really misses the G4 game, it will not be a bad thing for the Clippers, because the Clippers can play more simply, let Harden lead the team to control the overall situation, George plays the commando, Hazu is the main blocker, and the bench will provide energy for Powell, so that the ball is better distributed. Of course, it's not that the return of the small card is a negative effect, but the return of the unhealthy small card is indeed a negative effect, and the desire to fight can be understood, but the fear of injury does not dare to make a move, and the offensive and soy sauce defense is not as good as Kofi, so the return is not of much significance. Looking back on the Clippers' playoff journey, the hasty early comeback of the small card G2 was really a failure, and the impact was too great.
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