On November 2, Beijing time, the Clippers defeated the Thunder at home in a 99-94 reversal to win the second game of the new season, while the Thunder suffered two consecutive defeats. In this game, the Clippers started poorly, the team only scored 14 points in the first quarter, and at the end of the first quarter, the Clippers were already 9 points behind the Thunder. Entering the second quarter, although the Clippers recovered on the offensive end, on the defensive end, they could not limit the Thunder's performance, and at the end of the half, the Clippers were still 4 points behind the Thunder.
In the second half of the game, the Thunder gradually occupied the initiative of the game, they performed better on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and in the final moments, the team still held a nine-point lead. However, the Clippers then hit three consecutive three-pointers to equalize. In the final moments, the Thunder missed consecutive shots, and the Clippers, led by George and others, successfully overtook the score and maintained the advantage until the end. In the end, the Clippers successfully reversed the Thunder by 15 points at home and won the game.
The main players of the two teams in this game: George's late-quarter form rebounded, he handed over 32 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists in this game, Batum 14 points and 8 rebounds, Reggie Jackson 15 points, Mann 10 points, Kennard 14 points. On the Thunder side, Alexander scored 28 points and 7 rebounds, Kiddy 15 points, and Beziley 15 points and 6 rebounds.
In terms of the strength of the two teams, the Thunder are at a disadvantage, the team currently has a lot of young players in the lineup, while the Clippers basically retained the main rotation of last season, although Leonard was injured and absent, but they still have stars like George in their lineup. However, from the perspective of the game process, the Thunder's performance is still very good, they played momentum in the first quarter, and the defensive end greatly limited the Clippers' play, allowing them to only score 14 points in a single quarter. In the following three quarters, the Thunder were in the lead for most of the time. Unfortunately, when the Thunder were ahead, they still showed the lack of inexperience in the game. After the Clippers hit a three-pointer in a row, the team was not able to make adjustments, and in the key moments, their performance was not ideal, and finally the Thunder lost to the Clippers on the road and did not win.
On the Clippers side, the team's performance in this campaign is very sluggish for most of the time, the team can not score goals on the offensive end, and the breakthrough of the Thunder team cannot be restricted on the defensive end, the team has been 15 points behind the Thunder at most, and the overall performance of the team is abnormal. But fortunately, when the team had 2 minutes left in the game, they woke up like a dream, George hit 2 consecutive three-pointers to narrow the point difference, Kennard's three-point shot was also steady, and then George's face frame shot was also there, and Reggie Jackson's throwing shot, the Clippers played a wave of 13-1 offense in a short period of time, instantly overtaking the score.
At critical moments, when the Thunder used foul tactics, the Clippers' Kennard also hit steadily. In the end, the Clippers relied on their outstanding last-minute performance, they successfully reversed the Thunder by 15 points, and won the second game of the new season. George was in good shape, with 32 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks, including 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting in the final quarter, making him the biggest contributor to the team's victory.