On December 12, Beijing time, the regular season Clippers hosted the Trail Blazers, Hyland was absent due to a right shoulder strain, before the game, the Clippers ranked 10th in the West with 11 wins and 10 losses, while the Trail Blazers were 6-15 and ranked 13th in the West. Clippers starters: Harden + Mann + George + Leonard + Zubac, Trail Blazers starters: Anfernee Simmons + Sharpe + Thybulle + Kamara + Reese, Ayton does not play.
At the beginning of the game, Leonard, George and Zubac took turns to score, Sharpe hit a three-point shot, and then Zubac dunked and scored 4 points in a row, Harden made a layup, Zubac bravely continued to cut points, the Clippers directly stopped the Trail Blazers, and after coming back, Mann scored three points, and the difference came to double digits, Leonard made a layup, Zubac hooked his hand, Sharpe shot in the middle, Henderson jumped, the difference was 10 points, Wei Shao, Mann and Zubac have made efforts, but the Trail Blazers are also tenacious, the point difference is maintained at about 10 points, Zubac is crazy in this quarter, Leonard cut 5 points in a row, Powell outside **, Simmons on the Trail Blazers' side made a three-point foul, Leonard jumped and hit again, Wei Shao also scored three points, Simmons responded with three points, and the Clippers led by 11 points in a single quarter 43-32.
Zubac scored 14 points in the first quarter, Leonard scored 9 points, and Harden didn't make a move. In the second quarter, the Clippers' shooting rate declined across the board, Simmons made a three-point foul, Kobe Brown was blown for a malicious foul for stepping his feet, Reece hooked his hand, Simmons made a layup, the Clippers were in a bad situation, George stopped the bleeding in time for three points, Harden scored two free throws, but the Trail Blazers played with momentum, Henderson hit a three-point shot, Walker Booker, the difference was only 4 points, Powell stabilized the situation with three points, Sharpe scored consecutive free throws, Powell and Harden teamed up to respond, the Trail Blazers fought back, Harden scored three points, Henderson jumped, Moses Brown made a layup, the difference was 1 point, Harden attacked the foul, George did not score three points, Moses Brown ate cake and overtook him, George threw in response, halftime game against the Clippers 66-65 Trail Blazers.
Halftime statistics, Leonard 9 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Harden 9 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, George 9 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Wei Shao 5 points and 4 assists, Zubac 14 points and 3 rebounds, Powell 12 points and 2 blocks. On the Trail Blazers' side, Tanhua Henderson had 14 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Simmons had 16 points and 2 assists, Sharpe had 16 points, Walker had 7 points and 7 rebounds, and Moses Brown had 6 points and 7 rebounds.
Harden still has to attack more, and he can't hesitate. Yibian fought again, Sharpe and Thybulle hit three-pointers in a row to overtake, the Clippers played really ugly, fortunately, Harden suddenly broke out, hit two three-pointers in a row to help the Clippers overtake back, Simmons and Reece scored three points again, Leonard jumper and George three-point response, the two sides began to tug of war, Harden singled Simmons staged a split, stunning the whole court, Zubac, Mann and Leonard are also scoring, but the Trail Blazers can still bite the point difference, Leonard scored 5 points in a row, Sable outside ** , The score is 91 draws, the Clippers defense can't be seen, how to shoot the Trail Blazers in this quarter, Wei Shao made consecutive mistakes, fortunately, he scored 6 points in a row to make up for it, Wei Shao celebrated passionately, Powell throws, Leonard and Sharpe exchange three points, and the Clippers 105-99 Trail Blazers at the end of the third quarter.
Harden went on a complete rampage in the third quarter, scoring eight points. In the crucial final quarter of the game, can the Clippers withstand the offensive of the Trail Blazers?Walker rod, Theis eats the pie, and Harden responds with 2+1, but Sharpe chased three points to 108 draws, George and Leonard scored successively, the Clippers finally opened the gap slightly, but Kamara continued to fight back with three points, it was still Leonard who responded with a layup, and the small card God went down to earth and frequently stood up to score, and the Clippers maintained a slight lead, as a result, Simmons chased three points to a 1-point difference, George made a mistake, Sharpe shot overtake, and after a pause, George and Mann made free throws successively, Leonard stealed, Zubac hat Kamara, the Clippers overtook 1 point, George made a layup, the Clippers challenged successfully to get the ball, Leonard, Powell and George made free throws to seal the win, and Wei Shao celebrated passionately on the sidelines, and finally the Clippers narrowly defeated the Trail Blazers 132-127 and refused to reverse.
Looking at the whole court, although they won the game, the Clippers did not play well, they exposed the problem of poor defense, the Trail Blazers team was accurate in three points, and the Clippers couldn't defend on the outside, like Harden, Westbrook and Powell, were all targeted. In terms of statistics, Leonard had 34 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals, and the small card was very efficient, standing up for the Clippers many times to stop the bleeding. George 20 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, why did the Clippers have a poor record in the past, George's too many shots is the key, he is not as stable as Leonard, George can do a good job of defense and assist the offense. Harden had 20 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 blocks and 3 turnovers, stroked in the first half, and exploded in the third quarter, but the beard still gave us the feeling that he was too hesitant and did not attack many rounds.
If the Clippers want to win easily, Harden must ensure that he has at least 15 shots, I hope Tyronn Lue can recognize the reality, Harden is not here to pass, he still needs to score, because Harden will attack more, will attract more defensive attention, and Leonard will get better shots. Wei Shao 12 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 turnovers, played well in the second half of the third quarter, and scored 6 points in a row to become the key to the Clippers to maintain their lead. In addition to the win, the Clippers had a bigger gain, Zubac performed well and contributed 18 points and 6 rebounds, including 14 points in the first quarter, Mann 9 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, and Theis 3 points. After beating the Trail Blazers, the Clippers have won four in a row and moved up to 8th in the West with 12 wins and 10 losses.
Trail Blazers statistics, Anfernee Simmons 38 points and 4 assists, Sharpe 27 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, Sable 11 points, Reece 10 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Tanhua Henderson played well, with 19 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocks, Walker 9 points and 8 rebounds. After the loss to the Clippers, the Trail Blazers suffered a four-game losing streak and improved their record to 6-16.