After a three-day break, the Clippers played the Nuggets again at home, beating the opponent 111-102 to end an eight-game losing streak against the Nuggets. In this game, the performance of the Clippers can be described as a hard word, completing a big comeback after trailing by 15 points in the first quarter.
Harden leads the counterattack.
In the first quarter of the game, the Nuggets rained arrows, and the Clippers only made 1 of 8 three-pointers, trailing by 15 points in a single quarter. Faced with a one-sided situation, Harden stepped up in the second quarter, scoring 9 points and 6 assists in a single quarter. The tandem led the team's second lineup and quickly approached the score. The previous game has been a short second lineup, but this game completed the explosion in the second quarter and became the key to the overtake. Harden also took the initiative to strengthen his offense during the period when he led the bench lineup in the second quarter and smoothly led the counterattack.
In this game, Harden played a very key role, performed very consistently, and achieved the purpose of the team's initial transaction!
George, Leonard did his best.
If you only look at the first quarter of the game, George Leonard is not in good shape, and his hand is cold, which is also a key reason why the Clippers are behind. However, in the predicament, the two cores of Kajiao did not give up the game. When playing with Harden, the two did not play randomly, but handed over the ball and let Harden take control, doing their best on both offensive and defensive ends.
In the final moment of the Nuggets' chasing points, Leonard showed his super defensive ability and locked up Murray. This is crucial, Mr. Yoo has a bad hand, locks up Murray, and the balance of victory is tilted in favor of the Clippers.
At the end of the third quarter and the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Clippers and Nuggets were alternately leading in the score. George stepped up during this period of time, hitting consecutive three-pointers to help the Clippers stabilize the situation.
Wei Shao key. After the whole game, Wei Shao only played 15 minutes and 52 seconds, which can be said to be the least playing time on the Clippers team. But Wei Shao's performance is very critical, this is not boasting, it is very efficient. In the fourth quarter, Wei Shao scored 5 points in a row and scored every day in a row, which helped the Clippers get through the difficult transition period. 9 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks, which is still very comprehensive. Of the 8 rebounds, 4 of them were frontcourt rebounds, and 2 blocks were also the most on the team.
After coming to the bench, Wei Shao is also adapting to his current role. Judging from the performance of the past three games, Wei Shao has also slowly adapted to the current style of play. Although the ball possession is decreasing, the time is decreasing, and the number of shots is also decreasing, Wei Shao is still conscientious and recognizes his position. Under pressure, Wei Shao also gave the Clippers a lot of help on both offensive and defensive ends.
The Big Four lineup, if you want to play an effect, this run-in is the key. The premise of the run-in is to sacrifice for this time, Wei Shao has done a good job, if Harden, Leonard, and George can further run in, then the strength of the Clippers should not be underestimated.
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