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101-114, the Clippers lost to the Mavericks, the big score was 2-4 and was eliminated, the reason for the loss, Harden and George could not move an inch without a small card, and Lu Gui misused one person to make or fail.
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Leonard (referred to as the small card) was unable to play due to a knee injury, and the strength of the Big Three became a double core was seriously damaged, and what was even more cruel was that the Mavericks made a lot of trades this season to improve their forward capabilities: Lively, Gafford , PJ Washington, Jones Jr. and Exum, etc., are all long men who block the three-point line on the outside and can protect the basket inside, so the impact of no small card on the game is becoming more and more prominent, two cases:
Irving three points
Irving's three-pointer came from George's failure to get stuck and Washington smashing an offensive rebound.
Harden made two three-pointers
George attacked and couldn't beat Jones Jr.; when Harden shot a three-pointer, Irving made up for the first time; George attacked the rebound and then looked for Harden, and Gafford played hard to pounce, and the dual-core offense was seriously restricted.
The Mavericks defended the Clippers offense
Even this defense, the Clippers continued to conduct, and the Mavericks did not lose a single defensive position, and in the tightly changing defense and supplementing the defense, it was a fast-break offense that was pressed to 24 seconds.
If the Clippers have a healthy small card, he can solve the problem with his individual ability, which can create a Big Three chemistry, and can also play an iron gate effect on the defensive end, and now there is no small card, Harden and George Duo are difficult to face the Mavericks' defense, so Coach Lu began to adjust to this, and as a result, he misused one person, PJ Tucker.
Tucker started, and the team trailed by 13 points at one point, and Coach Lu was forced to adjust to present a lineup of Zubac, George, Mann, Powell and Harden, with the effect:
Powell threw three times in a row
In the face of the Mavericks' bucket formation, when Harden and George were unable to attack, Powell made three throws to solve the problem.
Harden counters for layup
With Harden stealing and counterattacking layups, the team once completed a 52-50 lead.
If the Clippers want to bring the game back to Los Angeles, the lineup cannot be changed, and they can only let the five heroes fight until they are exhausted, but Lu guided Yibian to fight again, and even used Tucker to replace Powell, which has serious consequences:
Doncic scored his first three-pointer
Doncic's first three-pointer of the game, which seemed to be scored by single-handedly beating Harden, was actually caused by Tucker being passed by Irving and the Clippers' defense collapsed.
Doncic forced Tucker
Coach Lu wants Tucker to improve the team's defense, and even be able to switch defenses infinitely with Zubac, but realistically, in the face of Doncic's strong solution, the old Tucker has no problem, and on the offensive end, he can't bring Powell-style third ball-handler help, so: Irving's counterattack and three points, Washington three points, Gafford 2 + 1, Doncic counterattack, Gafford dunk, Doncic three points as above and strong Tucker, the Mavericks wave 17-6 climax to establish an 11-point advantage at 69-58, an important turning point in the game.
In other words, Tucker still started in the third quarter, digging a double-digit hole for the team, and without a small card or an objective battle, the Clippers are no longer able to return to the sky.
Originally, the fourth and fifth teams were in the game, the strength was between the two, the small card was absent, Harden and George could not carry the team to overcome the difficulties, and Coach Lu also misused Tucker, the key factor in the team's defeat.