Today, the battle between the Clippers and the Lone Ranger on Tianwang Mountain did not appear in the high-end game of Mars hitting the earth, but presented a one-sided scene.
The Clippers surrendered on their home court with seven minutes left before the end of the game, and finally lost the game 93-123, and Clippers owner Ballmer's face turned green!
In this game, Xiao Ka was absent due to injury, and Harden, George and Westbrook teamed up to play "undercover", and the three of them combined to score 28 points and send a dismal shooting rate of 8 of 39.
And Mavericks star Doncic played with an injury, 14 of 26, 35 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists, and single-handedly broke through the Clippers.
The Clippers, as the favorites to win the championship this season, are now on the verge of elimination! What is wrong with this team, and why does it always go wrong at critical junctures!
Xiaoka, injury in the playoffs has become a law, the regular season just got a 3-year 152 million early contract extension, and now once again on the wall, Ballmer was once again "deceived".
After Ballmer chose to complete the contract extension with Xiaoka, he did not continue to complete the contract extension with Harden and George, the main reason is that he wants to know how far the Clippers can go!
The further they go, the bigger the contracts between Harden and George become, but from the current point of view, the probability of these two buddies signing the salary cap is basically zero.
If the Clippers are eliminated by the Mavericks, Ballmer may be more inclined to keep Harden, while George may be let go.
After all, the five-year combination of Leonard and George has proven to be a failure, so it is better to let George go and free up salary space to sign Harden and another star.
Let's talk about Harden's contract first, Harden's organizational tandem is what the Clippers need most at the moment, and his scoring ability has really deteriorated, and the consistency is too poor to help the team play high-end games.
Therefore, Harden's contract should be locked in an amount of around 100 million for 3 years.
In addition, the Clippers need to bring in another ball-handling core, and that person will be Siakam of the Pacers at the moment.
Given Siakam and Halliburton's incompatibility issues, Sika doesn't necessarily have to stay with the Pacers this summer.
If the Clippers throw him a salary cap offer, Sika may be tempted, after all, Leonard is his former teammate who won the championship with the Raptors.
Next year's Big Three of the Clippers will be: Leonard + Siakam + Harden, continue to sprint to the championship!