At 11:30 a.m. Beijing time on December 13, the NBA regular season matchup is in full swing, and the Los Angeles Clippers are at home to face the Sacramento Kings. Prior to this game, the Clippers were in 8th place in the West with a 12-10 record, and they had a four-game winning streak and a 9-3 record in their last 12 games. Harden's run-in is in place, the Clippers are on track, and the Jr. has been in excellent form lately, averaging only 20 per game in the first 15 games of the season4 points 55 rebounds and 35 assists on 45-line shooting7% and 37 percent from three-point range1% and 82 free throw percentage5%, while in the last 7 games, the small card has averaged 286 points 67 rebounds, 4 assists, 55 shots6%, 3 points 529%, 91 free throws4%, an overall improvement.
In addition, there is a very good sign for the Clippers, so far this season, both Ka and George have played in full attendance, and in the past few seasons they have been together, injuries have continued, and attendance has been improved. On the other side, the Kings, before this game, ranked 5th in the West with 13 wins and 8 losses, as one of the super dark horses in the West, the strength of the Kings team should not be underestimated. They have a lot of offensive firepower, excellent three-point shooting, and star Fox has improved rapidly, averaging 30 per game this season4 points 44 rebounds 6With 6 assists, he has the ability to make a one-handed distance hard break, which can help the Kings improve the ceiling. Sabonis, the core of the King's interior line, is also a player with a very diverse offensive means, and in this game, the two sides are in the starting lineup, and the Kings sent out:
Fox, Huerter, Murray, Barnes and Sabonis Jr., the Clippers fielded Harden, Mann, George, Leonard and Zubac. At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, Zubac jumped to win, the Clippers took the lead in getting the ball, Mann hit a three-point shot in the bottom corner and scored the first goal of the game, George also had a three-point shot, Xiao Sa made a mid-range jumper steadily, Fox also scored against a pull-up layup, Huert stood in the bottom corner, adjusted a step and made a decisive shot, and was entering the center of the net, Murray flew through the layup to make a kill, stood on the free throw line and made two free throws, Harden drilled through the defense with the help of cover, scored a goal with a smart layup, Harden steals and fast-break a dragon layup and then scores, Sabonis turns around and throws back to color, in the first half of the first quarter of the game, the difference between the two teams is still very tight。
However, in the second half of the first quarter, the Clippers took the lead in breaking the deadlock, Xiaoka and George scored five points in a row, George made a layup in the air to make a 2+1, Powell also scored three points at a 45-degree angle, and the Clippers took a lead of about 10 points. At the end of the first quarter, the Clippers led the Kings by eight points, 32-24. At the beginning of the second quarter of the game, Monk was shocked by his empty dunk skills to help the Kings take the next city, Powell changed hands in the air to pick up a basket and hit a ball, McGee ate cake in the restricted area, and scored easily with a high shot, Westbrook soared into the air, exploded and dunked to ignite the whole court, Harden broke through the European step to shake off the opponent, and wiped the board under the basket. In the second half of the second quarter, the Clippers completely collapsed the Kings, and the main bench was all soldiers, and soon stretched the difference to more than 20 points.
At halftime, the Clippers led the Kings by 22 points, 70-48. However, the bad news for the Clippers is that George returned to the locker room early in the middle of the second quarter due to groin soreness. At the beginning of the second half of the game, Yibian fought again, Murray lowered his center of gravity, accelerated the breakthrough and scored a flying layup, opening the third quarter of the game, Zubac turned around and passed the ball into the basket, and Leonard made a strong attack inside and scored a 2+1, Theis hit a mid-range back-to-back dry pull-up jumper, Monk opened the three-point shooter up and down, Harden made a three-point foul at the top of the arc, all three free throws, Xiaoka was also extremely aggressive, rampage caused kills, although the Clippers were missing George, their overall offensive firepower was still fierce, and the game continued to expand the lead in the third quarter.
At the end of the third quarter, the Clippers led the Kings by 29 points, 99-70. In the final quarter of the decisive battle, both sides withdrew their starting lineups, Xiaoka clocked out in the third quarter, the game entered garbage time early, and the outcome completely lost suspense, and in the end, the Clippers defeated the Kings 119-98 and won 5 consecutive victories.
In terms of statistics, on the Kings' side, Daron Fox had 14 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists;Domantas Sabonis had 15 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists;Keegan Murray had 17 points, 7 rebounds and 3 steals;Malik Monk 8 points and 5 assists;Alexander Vychenkov 9 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists;Chris Duarte had 6 points and 2 rebounds. On the Clippers' side, Kawhi Leonard had 31 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists;James Harden 15 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists;Paul George had 9 points, 6 rebounds and 2 steals;Ivica Zubac 6 points and 9 rebounds;Norman Powell 15 points and 2 assists;Kobe Brown had 7 points and 6 rebounds;Terence Mann had 10 points and 5 rebounds;Russell Westbrook had 8 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists;Daniel Theis had 8 points and 3 rebounds. Hundreds of spectators