The Clippers rose to sixth place with seven straight wins, with 36 points and 12 assists from Harden to reach the milestone
On the 17th Beijing time, the NBA's ordinary season begins, and the Clippers' game will be played in the Knicks' game. Recently, the Clippers have been in good shape, but the game against the Knicks only played one quarter, and the Clippers entered the state in the first half, scoring 77 points at halftime, and then began to slowly expand the score. Finally, on the road, the Clippers won 144-122 against the Knicks to claim seven wins.
In this game, George returned, the Clippers continued to maintain their form, Leonard played very well, and the Knicks only trailed by three points at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter of the game, the Knicks entered a good state, and the Clippers entered the best state, constantly in and out, in and out, in and out of the half, the Clippers got 30 free throw opportunities, they scored 77 points, and established an 11-point advantage.
In the second half, the Clippers' offense was still ferocious, and the Knicks performed well, but the opponent was stronger, and the gap between the two sides became wider and wider, and by the end of the third quarter, the gap between the two sides became 16 points. In the final quarter, the Knicks tried to fight back, but the Clippers' form did not drop, and their score was stretched wider and wider, with only a 32-point advantage, and the game was quickly over, with the Knicks tying the score and not letting their score go bad. In the end, the Clippers won 144-122 over the Knicks to claim seven wins.
In this game, the Clippers performed very well, with seven players scoring in double figures, and their performance was very fluid, which made the audience cheer, and after six consecutive losses, they were finally on the right track. With the win over the Knicks, the Clippers are on a seven-game winning streak and are in sixth place in the East, looking unstoppable. The current Clippers have shown their potential, and they have the ability to challenge for a championship.
Leonard still had a good hand, he shot 12-of-16, 5-of-6 from three-point range, finished with 36 points, seven rebounds, four assists, and no turnovers. George was back, with 25 points and seven rebounds on 11-of-18 shooting. Harden didn't have a great performance, finishing 2-of-6 with 10 and 12 rebounds, surpassing Terry Porter and finishing 17th in the league. Wei Shao had 10 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, and the cooperation between the four people was very tacit.