There's no doubt about the importance of the small card to the Clippers. Since his absence due to injury, the Clippers have suffered two straight losses, losing to the Thunder and Celtics in a row, and both losses have been big losses. On December 27, Beijing time, the Clippers continued their home court tour against the Charlotte Hornets. The small card will not be used in this game, and Lu coached the starting lineup of Kofi, George, Harden, Zubac and Mann. On the Hornets' side, Ball and Miller are also injured, with Hayward, Bridges, Richards, McGovins and Rozier starting.
In the first quarter, the Hornets relied mainly on scoring on the inside, while the Clippers focused on the outside. The Hornets made 1 of 5 3-pointers in the quarter, but were more efficient inside, hitting a total of 11 shotsThe Clippers hit four 3-pointers in the first quarter, but shot significantly fewer inside shots, only 5-of-9, and the two teams were tied at 27-26 in the first quarterHarden had a good hand in the first quarter, scoring 10 points on 3-of-5 shooting, including two 3-pointers, and was the only player from both teams to score in double figures in the first quarter
In the second quarter, the outer line of the wasp suddenly and completely lost power, and all 7 shots were ironed!But the inside shooting percentage is still very high, 9 of 12 shots!The Clippers hit three more 3-pointers and made 6-of-10 from the field, but got more free throwsHarden scored 10 points again on 3-of-5 shooting in the quarter, including three 3-pointersAt halftime, the two teams were tied at 50-55, and the Clippers led by five points into the second half
The two teams continued to play against each other in the third quarter, while the Hornets still relied on the inside. He only missed 1 shot under the basket in this quarter, and his shooting percentage from outside the paint area was also good, scoring 30 points in a single quarterThe Clippers hit three 3-pointers from the outside, with average efficiency on the inside, but got more free throw shots. Harden scored five points on 1-of-5 shooting and 3-of-3 free throws in the quarter, plus 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 blockBridges scored 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting in the quarter and was the only player from either team to score in double figures in the quarterAt the end of the third quarter, the Hornets trailed by two points at 80-82
At the beginning of the last quarter, Rozier assisted Bridges to hit a 3-point shot, Powell broke through the hook shot, Nick Smith Jr. continued to fire on the outside, Rozier broke through and hit again, Rozier scored 3 points, the Hornets opened a 7-point difference, and the Clippers hurriedly shouted to stop!After the timeout, Powell scored 3 points to stop the bleeding, McGovins broke through and hit a layup, George hit a pull-up jump shot, and then assisted Zubac for a layup, and then broke through to a layup to continue to score 2 points, and 1 person stopped the Hornets, and the two sides also returned to the same running line!
After the timeout, Harden and Wei Shao hit consecutive 3-point shots, and the Clippers led by 6 points!The Hornets tried to use the outside to chase the points, but they frequently hit the iron, Wei Shao assisted Zubac on a jumper, and the Hornets called a halt again!After the timeout, the Hornets missed again, and Zubac made a strong basket to make a layup, and the margin came to double digits!After that, the Hornets made efforts to narrow the difference to 5 points, and at the critical moment, Wei Shaoqiang made a layup on the inside, Zubac made 2 free throws and 2 hits, and George shot through the heart from the outside, and the difference came to 11 points again!In the final 1 minute and 26 seconds, the Hornets were gone, and finally the Clippers defeated their opponents 113-104 to end a two-game losing streak and give the Hornets an eight-game losing streak.
Stats: Clippers: Coffey 4 points and 2 boards, George 25 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Zubac 18 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists, Mann 4 points, Harden 29 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals, Powell 7 points and 3 boards, Westbrook 14 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals, Theis 10 points and 4 boards;
Hornets: Hayward 8 points and 5 assists, Bridges 21 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks, Richards 13 points and 10 boards, McGovins 10 points and 3 boards, Rozier 18 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, Washington 18 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, Martin 7 points and 4 steals, Ismael 4 points and 4 assists, Smith 5 points. Sports Premiere Creation Challenge