On December 24, Beijing time, the NBA regular season ushered in a strong matchup, and the Clippers, who have been in good form recently, hosted the Celtics, a strong rival in the East!The Clippers were recently 9-1 under the leadership of Harden Jr.KGreen Kai is also 8-2, the Clippers lost to the Thunder in the last game, the absence of the small card has a huge impact, the small card continues to be absent in this game, has the Clippers found a solution?Could Harden George also have a new chemistry?Let's race to witness!
In the first quarter, the Celtics were dominated by the anti-visitors, Brown and Holiday hit three points in a row, showing excellent condition, and George on the Clippers' side felt good, scoring 12 points in a single quarter, but others kept playing iron, and the Clippers trailed by 7 points at 21:28 at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the Celtics' offense continued unabated, hitting 9 three-pointers in a single quarter, although Harden also hit 2 three-pointers, but he could not limit the Celtics' offense, trailing by 21 points at most, and the Clippers were already 51:68 behind by 17 points at halftime!15 three-pointers shot by the Celtics at halftime!Without Xiaoka, this defense is too leaky, allowing Tatum to score 21 points, including 5 three-pointers, making Xiaoka look at it and shake his head!The Clippers had George 16 points and Harden 10 points and 5 assists
In the third quarter, the Green Army exerted a little force and stretched the difference to 25 points, and the Clippers responded with a wave of 7:0 to narrow the score, but then they were defeated by the Celtics, and a wave of 17:4 made the game lose suspense, and the difference reached more than 30 points, and the game became garbage time, and the Clippers trailed by 25 points at the end of the third quarter at 81:106!
In the fourth quarter, the Clippers gave up the game and sent substitutes to face the game, the Celtics also Mingjin withdrew the troops, gradually replaced the main force, and the game was completely reduced to the performance of the substitutes, and finally the Clippers 108:145 home game won a fiasco, it can be seen that the lack of small cards, the Clippers have big problems in offense and defense!
Let's take a look at the full-field stats.
Clippers: George 21 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Harden 14 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists, Zubac had 16 points and 10 rebounds, Mann had 0 points and 4 rebounds on 0-of-7 shooting, and Willis had 12 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists on 4-of-11 shooting.
Celtics: Tatum had 30 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, Brown had 24 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, Holiday had 20 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, and White had 11 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.
What is the reason for the Clippers' big defeat?
1.The performance of the Clippers in this game can be seen that the small card is still the most important core of the Clippers, and there are huge holes in his offense and defense!
2.The shooters of the Clippers are frozen in this game, Mann is 0 of 10, Wei Shao is 4 of 11, and a fiasco is inevitable!
3.After Harden's consecutive highlight performances, his performance has declined in two consecutive games, and it seems that his age is not forgiving, and he is a little tired!It is impossible to go back to the omnipotent rocket boarding!The era of big bags is over!
4.George once again proved that he is a 2 master at most, don't expect him to be able to turn the tide at critical moments, and he is worse than Xiaoka at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends!
The Clippers' two consecutive heavy defeats have made them see that they still have a long way to go and want to hit the championship!There is still a lot of work to be done, and it is very important to ensure the health of Harden Jr., especially Ka Harden, without him, the Clippers will have less soul!
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