The Clippers defeated the Warriors 113-112 at home, and there is no doubt that Clippers fans have gone from hell to heaven. Because the Warriors still led by 19 points at halftime, the Warriors had a 22-point lead in the second half with Moody hitting a three-pointer. It's fair to say that the Clippers are half dead, but Harden stepped up. He scored 15 points in the third quarter, George and Powell also went along, and the Clippers tied the score to just two points. The two sides fought fiercely in the final quarter, and finally George hit a step-back step in the last 9 seconds to pull a three-pointer, and the Clippers took a 113-112 lead!
The Clippers led by just nine seconds, but the hammer killed the Warriors. You need to praise Tyronn Lue, he finally knows how to arrange it. At the critical moment, replace Harden, who is slow in lateral movement, and replace it with the faster Wei Shao to prevent being broken by the Warriors' lights. At the same time, Tyronn Lue also used the old routine of defeating the Warriors back then, which was to infinitely name Curry. The small card is output to Curry, which is the so-called way of the other.
Tyronn Lue seems to be slowly figuring out how to use the Big Four, to put it bluntly, Harden with Leonard, and Willis with George. Then reduce Wei Shao's appearances as much as possible in terms of time. In other words, if you give Wei less than 10 minutes to 20 minutes, it is harmless, but if it exceeds 20 minutes, it is easy to collapse. In regular time, Wei Shao gave Harden a breather, and when the opponent named Harden at the critical moment, Wei Shao defended the breakthrough, and Harden was absolutely in charge of the rest of the time.
George had always said that he didn't know how to play with less possession, but the reality was cruel. If the Clippers want to win, it seems that they can only play Harden's system, which is to give the ball to Harden and let him control the rhythm. George and Leonard were given the right shots, just like when Harden was with the Nets. Harden controlled the ball, Durant and Irving attacked. Harden just depends on the timing of whether he wants to attack, and in the third quarter of this game, Harden cut into the Rockets mode and suddenly increased his aggression.
So Harden, who scored 4 points in the half, scored 15 points in the third quarter to catch the Warriors off guard. At present, the Clippers' record has slowly moved closer to the top eight, and at least Ballmer has proved that his operation to order Harden is not a loss. As long as it can run in well, the Clippers can make a late effort. Leonard George and Harden scored 66+22+19 in the game, Harden had 21 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists, Leonard had 20 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, and George had 25 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Wei Shao had 8 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, but the plus/minus of -11 was the lowest on the team. In fact, to put it mildly, trading Wei Shao without him may be a more beneficial bonus for the Clippers.
But there is no way, after all, the relationship between Wei Shao and Harden George is here, and he took the initiative to sacrifice to play as a substitute. The good news is that the Clippers have not played a minute in three games. The Clippers can tolerate Willis's cancer attribute and his sometimes positive bonuses, but the Clippers can't tolerate two tumors on the court. Maybe at his peak, Tucker was a good fighter, but now at his age, he really can't. At least for now, the Clippers are heading for the ending Harden wants. George recognized the reality and stopped fighting for possession, and Leonard slowly handed over the role to Harden to do what he was good at.
The Clippers did their job, and even Zubac became fragrant. In the next game, the Clippers have a good chance of hitting the top half of the West. Looking at Harden's recent form, reducing the number of shots and taking easy chances can improve shooting percentage. In his last three games, Harden has averaged 217 points 37 rebounds and 73 assists, 3 points shooting a terrifying 51 48 92%. It's already the 180 club. Harden has joined the Clippers in 14 games this season, averaging 15 minutes per game in 33 minutes7 points 44 plates 64 assists and a shooting percentage of 462%, 40% three-pointers, and a true shooting percentage of over 63%, while Wei Shao's true shooting percentage is 46%. If Harden can maintain this shooting percentage, it will be fine to get a 30 million annual salary from the Clippers next offseason.