In an NBA game that ended today, the Clippers defeated the Knicks 144-122, winning 7 consecutive victories, and there was basically no suspense in the process, the Clippers led by 2 points in the first quarter, and the point difference in the second quarter came to double digits, and the Clippers still had the upper hand in the third quarter, and the final quarter was reduced to garbage time. In terms of statistics, Leonard had 36 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, George had 25 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 2 turnovers, Kajiao combined to bombard 61+11+11, hammering the Knicks, Harden contributed 10 points, 4 rebounds, 12 assists and 2 blocks, Wei Shao 10 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, Zubac 13 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, and Powell 16 points and 2 rebounds.
The Clippers successfully got revenge, because after Harden joined, the Clippers' first opponent was the Knicks, and we all knew the situation at that time, Harden was unfamiliar with his life, and the Clippers suffered a humiliating loss in their debut, and many problems were exposed, such as the Big Four had no chemistry, or Dwin was incompatible, etc. After many days, the two teams have played each other again, and the Clippers have changed a lot, which is reflected in the maturity of the system and the way for the Big Four to coexist. A wave of 7 consecutive wins, why did the Clippers suddenly become stronger, first of all, he must praise Wei Shao, if he is not willing to sacrifice to play as a substitute, it is no exaggeration to say that the Clippers are still in a mess now.
Tyronn Lue is not as bold as Udoka and dares to offend the players, he will not let Wei Shao play as a substitute, so he can only count on Wei Shao to take the initiative to apply. The second reason is that Leonard's role as a leader has been fully demonstrated, during the losing streak, in fact, Leonard is more like the second leader, the Clippers often shoot the most George, if the pickled pepper can continue to break out, but the problem is that George's stability is far less than Leonard, so the Clippers' tactics have changed in recent games, after Harden holds the ball for half the court, he will basically pass directly to Leonard for the first time, and the advantage of this is that the cooperation between the beard and the small card is also becoming more and more tacit.
Leonard is really terrible stable, take the third quarter as an example, Harden and Leonard cooperated, the latter received an assist from the former and scored three points, and then the two cooperated, Leonard received Harden's pass and scored a layup, and the Carden combination was full of power. In the next round, Leonard completely broke out, teamed up with George to rain three points, scored three points against Randle, trained Randle to make a jumper, and Xiaoka Tianshen went down to earth to score 16 points in a single quarter, as for the last quarter, Leonard had no need to appear again, and at this time it became George's performance time, and in the final quarter of the game, George began to score constantly, and he also cooperated with Harden.
So if the Clippers want to become stronger, the key point is Harden, the beard can cooperate with Leonard and George, and another point, the frequency of blocking and dismantling of Harden and Zubac is also increasing, Powell, Theis and Mann also benefit from the beard, this is the role of Harden, to ensure that all teammates can play good data, rain and dew, as for their own data is not important at all, just win. Harden also talked about this in his post-game interview, and the beard said: "For me, it's all about winning, building chemistry, playing better as a group, and the numbers aren't something I care about. ”
The current Clippers have a tendency to be invincible in the West, and during the 7-game winning streak, they have beaten the Warriors, defeated the Nuggets and the Kings, and are full of gold. Speaking about the current state of the Clippers, Harden said: "We're in ideal shape, we're finding the rhythm of the game, the chemistry is building, it's going to be a whole season process, we're definitely going to improve, we're going to play the game, that's what I care about." "Harden's meaning is easy to understand, he thinks that the Clippers' run-in is getting better and better, but at the same time, Harden also reminded his teammates not to relax, the Clippers can do better, and the strength is far from reaching the ceiling.
Harden can be described as thorough analysis, the Clippers must still have room for improvement, such as the cooperation between him and Leonard, and how Tyronn Lue should use Harden, whether it is purely as a playmaker, or to score and organize at the same time, Harden does not care about his own data, but during the past winning streak, we found that when Harden cut high scores, the Clippers tend to win more easily, so Tyronn Lue might as well set a goal for Harden, at least 10 shots per game, when the bearded offensive end is threatened, it often attracts defensive attention, then the opportunity for Pepper comes out。 Finally, congratulations again to the Clippers on their seven-game winning streak, and their next opponent is the Pacers, and the battle between Harden and Haliburton is worth looking forward to.