On May 2nd, Beijing time, the battle between the Clippers and the Lone Ranger Tianwang Mountain is about to start, and at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, everyone will remember to set the alarm clock. The importance of this game is already self-evident, if the Clippers win, they are expected to compete for the championship this year, and if they lose, it will be very difficult for the G6 to go to the home court of Dallas. And according to historical experience, the probability of the team winning the battle of Tianwang Mountain is as high as 81.7%, so there is no need for the mobilization of tomorrow's game, everyone knows what this game means.
On the Clippers' side, Director Lu has revealed in advance that Leonard will not play. Netizens said that Coach Lu is still too sincere, you learn from Ma Long, how good it is to put some smoke bombs on Kidd, you just say that you are suspicious about the battle, so that the opponent does not know how to prepare. But to be honest, in fact, for the Mavericks, Leonard doesn't play, they are more anxious. G2 and G3 Leonard played, the Mavericks won, Leonard's status is needless to say, but after he was injured this time, his condition was really poor, and his body did not fully recover, so for the Mavericks, they really hope that Leonard will come back.
But the Clippers are smart this time and will not act rashly. Harden and George are in good shape now, and the chemistry is also excellent, and the G4 game against the Mavericks relied on the brothers, especially Harden, who scored 15 points in the final quarter, shot 5 of 6, and directly defeated the Mavericks with a throw. So, in the battle of Tianwang Mountain in G5, will Kidd make targeted adjustments to Harden's defense, and will he give Harden a trap? Just today, when Kidd was interviewed, he also showed his cards in advance. He said that in today's league, where three-pointers are the only thing that kills, it's better for him to shoot two points than to shoot threes.
In terms of Kidd's sentence alone, there is actually nothing wrong with it, but for the moment, in terms of Harden's current state, if you continue to let him go to throw, the Mavericks may really die on Harden's not very common trick. In the last game, Kidd also did not believe in evil, and as a result, the Mavericks missed a good opportunity to rewrite the score to 3-1 at home. In fact, in the second half of the G4 game, the Clippers were in a very poor state, and before the Mavericks erased the 31-point difference and overtook it, George was completely dumbfounded and only scored one goal. At this time, as long as Kidd decisively packs Harden, the game is likely to be won.
But Kidd just didn't, he didn't believe from the bottom of his heart that today's Harden could "cover the sky with one hand" to kill the game, so G5 he continued to go all the way to the black, or decided not to trap Harden, his decision, whether it was right or wrong, can only be seen at the end of tomorrow's game. ESPN also predicted the probability of the two teams winning tomorrow, the Mavericks played away, and the probability of winning reached 62.6%, while the probability of the Clippers winning was only 37.4%! The previous news was that Hardaway Jr. wanted to return at the end of the first round, and now the latest news is that his injury recovery is not ideal, and it is unlikely that he will return in the first round.
The Clippers Mavericks each have a main general absent, and Kidd will continue to not contain Harden! Mars collides with the earth, the long-awaited Clippers Mavericks battle is about to break out, who do you think will have the last laugh, how will Harden perform, Irving continues to break out, will Doncic still be so sluggish, let's wait and see tomorrow morning!