On December 30, Beijing time, the NBA regular season, the Clippers played against the Grizzlies, in this game, Leonard continued to be absent, and Morant of the Grizzlies attended the game.
Therefore, the Clippers without Leonard, if they want to defeat the Grizzlies, it is also difficult, at the beginning, the Clippers still have more advantages, leading by 8 points in the first quarter, the advantage is not big, in the second quarter, the Grizzlies found their state, won by 3 points in a single quarter, and the Clippers only led by 5 points at halftime.
In the second half, the Clippers suddenly came out of nowhere, and in the third quarter, the Clippers won by as many as 14 points, which almost turned the final quarter into garbage time, and in the end, the Grizzlies did not reverse the game, and the Clippers won the game by beating the Grizzlies 117-106.
In this game, the Clippers team, George 23 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, Harden 16 points, 4 rebounds and 13 assists, Zubac 15 points, 20 rebounds and 1 assist, Westbrook 14 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, Coffey 13 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Powell 13 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist, Mann 11 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, and the whole team of seven scored double-doubles.
For the Grizzlies, Jackson had 22 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, Smart had 22 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Morant had 19 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists, Bane had 18 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, and Aldama had 12 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.
The Clippers' combat effectiveness is still very good now, as long as they stay healthy, then the Clippers team with Harden is enough to hit the championship.