At noon on December 15, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Los Angeles Clippers played at home against the Golden State Warriors. Although Green was suspended by George, the game was still in the spotlight, especially Harden's performance.
In George's absence, the Clippers' offense is bound to focus on Leonard and Harden. Harden, who played a relaxed game and clocked out early, had to turn on the offensive mode early.
After the opening game, Harden made a foul on Podemski and made all three free throws. After providing three assists in a row for his teammates, Deng Ge turned on his individual attacking mode.
Especially in the face of Wiggins' defense, Harden completely ignored it and hit consecutive shots. By the end of the first half, Harden had scored 18 points and had nine assists.
It is worth noting that Harden's 18 points only took 5 shots and 9 of 9 free throws from the free throw line to return to the top.
Another focus of this game is Harden's 25,000-point milestone. In the second half, Harden only needed to score six more points to reach the milestone.
Judging from the state of Deng's game, the score is in this one.
Sure enough, in the last 5 minutes of the third quarter, Deng Ge scored a layup with a European step, reaching the 25,000-point mark, becoming the 24th person in NBA history.
The fourth quarter is not over yet, and Harden has scored 20 points, 5 rebounds and 14 assists, and he is in great shape.