The NBA regular season ushered in a key matchup, and the Clippers sat at home to face the Nuggets. The Clippers had a 9-10 record, and since Harden came to the team, they have experienced a wave of 6 consecutive losses (Harden has played in 5 games), and the Clippers have won 6-3 in the last 9 games, and in Leonard's words, the team is slowly getting on track. In fact, the way for the Clippers to get on the right track is very simple, Harden increases the proportion of ball possession and finishing, because Harden's true shooting percentage, victory contribution value, bpm and many other advanced data are the first in the Clippers team, and his cooperation with Leonard is gradually getting better. After Wei Shao took the initiative to ask Ying to be a substitute, the effect was not too good, George had a high proportion of ball holdings in the second team, and Wei Shao was only used as a finishing pitcher, which was really inappropriate. It is worth mentioning that the Nuggets can be called the bitter master of the Clippers, and the Clippers have suffered 8 consecutive defeats against the Nuggets!
The Nuggets have a 14-7 record since the start of the season, ranking second in the West, and due to Murray's hamstring and ankle injuries, and the team's defensive core Gordon has also suffered a foot injury, the team has a weak lineup, and Jokic is also a little difficult to lead the team. However, Jokic averaged 29 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists per game this season, leading the league in various high-level statistics, and as long as he stays healthy, the Nuggets will have at least the top three in the West in the regular season. However, according to coach Malone, he is more concerned about the health of the players, and will consider giving Jokic more rest time in the future. Before the game, the Nuggets ushered in a positive situation, Murray and Gordon can play, and the Clippers are difficult again!The Nuggets started with: Murray + Pope + Porter + Gordon + Jokic.
The Clippers starters: Harden + Mann + Leonard + Paul George + Zubac. Unexpectedly, the Clippers were in trouble, Jokic and Murray hit three points in a row, Zubac ate cake + Harden made a layup, but the Nuggets suddenly made a force, Jokic and Pope rained three-pointers, and Gordon carried Harden to a tough layup to stop the Clippers. Porter added three points in the middle period, Gordon bullied Harden in a row, and the Nuggets opened with a 21-8 lead!Wei Shao made a basket to stop the bleeding, George hit a three-pointer, Jokic and Porter blossomed inside and out, and stopped the Clippers again. At the end of the quarter, Wei Shao and Leonard scored consecutive jumpers, and Reggie also hit a three-pointer, and after the first quarter, the Nuggets made 36-21 Clippers, and the Nuggets made 8 of 10 three-pointers in a single quarter, and the Clippers had 1 of 9!
Coming back in the second quarter, Theis scored 8 points in a row on an inside and outside shot to lead the team to stop the Nuggets. After the pause, Harden fed George an empty cut layup, Jordan Jr. dunked in the air, Harden fed Powell another three points, and carried Strauser to complete 2+1. Reggie and Brian hit Harden on consecutive points, George made a kill + Kobe Brown hit a three-pointer, and the Clippers magically erased the difference!Harden is indeed good with a second team, much easier than with the starter, but Wei Shao's playing time is infinitely compressed!In the second half, George continued to score three points, Harden made a kill, Zubac scored a basket, Harden hit another three-pointer, and at the end of the quarter, Murray continued to chase singles, and at the end of the half, the Clippers overtook the Nuggets 61-57. In the second quarter, the Clippers scored 40 points in a single quarter, and Harden had 11 points, 8 assists and 2 steals in the half!
At the beginning of the second half, Jokic continued to train Zubac to erase the difference, George made a silky jumper, Murray and Porter burst into the fire, and Harden fed George a dunk. In the middle of the period, Zubac was continuously trained, the Clippers had no choice but to call a stop, Harden assisted Leonard to stop the bleeding with three points, and then Harden broke through the retreat jumper with the ball and scored. In the second half, George hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer, Leonard threw a throw to stop the Nuggets, and Reggie hit a three-pointer to stop the bleeding, and the Clippers trailed the Nuggets 79-82 at the end of the third quarter. The Clippers' offensive efficiency dropped significantly in the third quarter, George played too many rounds alone, and he held the ball for too long, basically without a small card and Harden's offensive share. However, Jokic's efficiency is not high, and the Clippers are good at catching mistakes and counterattacking.
In the fourth quarter of the decisive battle, Wei Shao continued to break through to create kills, George hit two three-pointers in a row, and the Clippers overtook the score in waves!Bryan picked up a basket to stop the bleeding, and Jokic continued to make kills. At the decisive moment, Harden hit a three-point retreat, and after Gordon received a violent dunk in the air, Leonard threw + received Harden's steal and counterattack, and stopped the Nuggets with a one-handed violent dunk. Harden throws, Jokic rides and shoots, Jokic's pick-up is fanned off by Zubac's big hat, and then throws a three-no-dip. The Nuggets began to foul tactics, Zubac hit two free throws, came back from a timeout, Murray continued to play iron, Harden hit two free throws, the Nuggets began to foul tactics, and finally the Clippers upset the Nuggets 111-102 at home.
Nuggets data, Jokic made 9 of 32, got 22 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists, and Jokic hit 23 times in this game to create a new career high!Murray had 23 points and six assists, Gordon had eight points and five rebounds, Porter had 18 points and nine rebounds, and Reggie had 14 points and three rebounds. According to the Clippers, Harden had 20 points, 11 assists and 3 steals on 6-of-10 shooting, George had 25 points and 8 rebounds on 8-of-20, Leonard had 17 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists on 8-of-16, Zubac had 10 points and 9 rebounds, Powell had 17 points and 5 rebounds, and Westbrook had 9 points and 8 rebounds. Jokic is inefficient, Harden should take more shots, and George needs to play a little more unselfishly.
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