In a game of the just-concluded NBA regular season, after losing to the Lakers in the last minute of the last game, the Clippers swept away the decline today and defeated the Phoenix Suns led by Durant, Booker and Beal 138-111.
The Suns continued their tradition and played only the first half of the game. The Clippers and Suns were tied eight times in the first half, and the Clippers led by eight points at the end of the second quarter. But in the second half, the Suns returned to their true colors, you know, the Suns had a net negative 3 in the last quarter of this season2 points, the worst in the league. In the end, he lost 27 points and continued to sink in the quagmire of consecutive defeats.
Add ** annotation, no more than 140 words (optional) Last season's playoffs, the Clippers were eliminated by the Suns 1-4, and this season they have achieved revenge and have already doubled the Suns. The Clippers have a 15-3 record in their last 18 games. With kawaii, they are the strongest form of the Big Three.
Leonard finished with 17 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 steals and 1 block on 8-of-15 shooting and 1-of-3 three-pointers. Leonard has been on a hot streak lately, with the Clippers running 12-1 in the 13 games he's played since December.
Add ** annotation, no more than 140 words (optional) Paul George played 31 minutes, shooting 10-of-19, including 4-of-9 from three-point range and 1-of-2 from the free-throw line, to finish with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 1 steal. Today was also a milestone for him, as he surpassed Grant Hill (17,137 points) in career scoring and moved up to 100th on the all-time scoring list. The most annoying thing is that PG has always been on the front line of eating melons, and today he also talked about the topic of trading in his show. Think the deal between Sika and Kuminga would be a win-win deal.
Harden shot 6-of-8 from the field and 3-of-4 from three-point range to finish with 19 points, seven rebounds and 10 assists. The Harden formula is still in effect, and the Clippers have a 10-1 record when James Harden reaches double digits in assists since joining the Clippers. Yesterday against the Lakers 9 assists, an unsurprising loss, today 10 assists, a smooth victory.
Add ** note, no more than 140 words (optional) The Clippers have had two other people who have been getting better lately, one is Mann and one is Zubac. Mann, who has been unable to find form this season, has continued to improve his hand after entering 2024, and since 2024, he has averaged 104 points, 28 rebounds, 16 assists, 59 from the field, 59 from three-point range, and 59 from the free throw line4%/58.8% 80%, which is already a very good 3D flanker.
And Zubac's performance was even more explosive, after facing thick eyebrows in the last game and handing over 22 points and 19 rebounds, this game faced the crossbow machine, cutting 19 points and 8 rebounds. The inner line of Optimus Pillar is also solid.
As for the Suns, they are currently suffering from internal and external troubles, and after the team's big three locked up the space, the base salary bench cannot provide much firepower, and the team's No. 1 position has no signs of solving the problem at all. Today's team's assists = Clippers Harden + Wei Shao's assists, the ball can't form an effective operation. The most important thing is that the Big Three are strong in offense and weak in defense, and when the offense can't score, the defense is an ATM, which is completely blown up by the Clippers. The Clippers shot 53-of-85 from the field at 62 percentThe 138-point lead over the Suns was 30 points at most.