The culture and water are clear.
At 115-134, the Clippers lost to the Thunder to stop a nine-game winning streak. The Big Three of Harden, George and Wei Shao combined for 60 points, 26 rebounds and 14 assists, and their performance was extremely good but they failed to take away the victory.
Harden 23 + 9 + 6 + 3, the Clippers lost to the Thunder back-to-back, Leonard took a rest, however, the team still has Harden, George and Wei Shao, the overall strength is normal and can compete with the Thunder, as a result, three very bizarre phenomena affect the outcome of the game.
George's three-point return in this game, even though he failed to play a superstar performance, but 5 of 8 three-pointers contributed 22 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists at least the standard performance.
Harden's three-point shot Although Harden was 1 of 10 in the opening game, in the following quarter and a half, he shot 6 of 8 and 4 of 5 three-pointers, especially in the third quarter, as shown in the picture, his three-point and two-shot back-to-back hit helped the team achieve a 70-69 overtake. In the game, 7 of 18 contributed 23 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, and the performance was flawless.
Wei Shao played with his life to grab the moment Wei Shao injected passion and vitality into the team after coming off the bench in the first quarter, repeatedly as shown in the picture, he contributed 8 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists in the half, and 15 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists in the whole game, even if there were 5 mistakes, it could not hide his fighting spirit for the team to inject actual combat and mental energy, which was also impeccable.
If Harden, George and Wei Shao combined for 60 points, 26 rebounds and 14 assists, reaching the effect of the Big Three, why did the team lose?Let's look at three bizarre data that may reveal the answer.
1. Zubac was beaten by Holmgren.
Chopsticks, Holmgren's figure ridiculed by O'Neill, it stands to reason that he can't compete with Zubac, but realistic?
Holmgren played Zubac 2+1 Holmgren broke through, and after facing Zubac, he could also send the ball into the net 2+1 after facing Zubac, and Zubac only had 6 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists in the whole gameHolmgren shot 23 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists on 9-of-11 shooting, Zubac was beaten by Holmgren, the Clippers lost inside, and the team's loss was the first main reason.
2. The Loss of Mann and Coffey.
The Clippers were able to play a wave of 9 consecutive wins, and Man Cheng and Coffey gradually found their respective positions as the X factor, but the performance of the two today?One of the most typical pictures:
Coffey didn't dare to shoot, and after Mann was quickly transmitted by Cap Powell, Coffey had a three-point opportunity in the bottom left corner, but he didn't dare to shoot, blindly choosing to break through the basket;The Thunder Clippers' rotation of defense in place forced him to pass the ball to Mann, and as a result, Mann, who has always been quite efficient in finishing inside, was directly hatted by Jerway, and this offense, the epitome of Mann and Coffey's loss is reflected in the data side:
With 10 minutes left in the final quarter, when the Clippers had lost hope of a comeback 95-115, Mann was 0-of-6 and 0-of-3 from three-point range, with a bizarre plus/minus of -32!Coffey scored just nine points on 1-of-3 three-pointers and had a plus/minus of -10, and neither of them had the effect that the team expected from a starting guard swingman.
3. A rare number of fouls by both teams.
In any basketball league, there will be a home whistle, but in today's game, when the two teams have a lot of physical contact, the referee's blowing penalty for fouls is not only bizarre, but even a bit outrageous.
Harden was blocked three times in one round, and Harden held the ball and forced a three-time encounter with Wallace and Alexander, and finally ended with three blocks, did he foul during the period?Harden has been knocked down, as shown in the above picture, there are too many to mention, but the referee just doesn't blow the Thunder foul, how outrageous?Also take the game to 95-115 and lose the suspense as an example:
At that time, the Clippers had 15 fouls, during which George had 4 and Mann had 3 fouls
It didn't work for Wei Shao to shout and one, you can imagine, the final quarter of the game has been played for two minutes, the Thunder team has only 8 fouls, and the three core fouls of Alexander, Holmgren and Jalen Williams turned out to be 0!
The bizarre 8-15 foul count was close to half, and it was also an important factor in the outcome of the game.
At this point, looking at the Clippers' 19-point defeat to the Thunder, as mentioned above, even if the Big Three performed very well, Zubac was beaten by Holmgren;Mann and Coffey are both lost;There is also the home whistle protection, three bizarre phenomena that affect the trend of the game.