Harden performed at his peak, the Clippers beat the Western Conference dark horse, Leonard 34 9, Fox 40 5 empty cut
Harden's dream has finally come true! The Clippers defeated a big dark horse in the West! Leonard scored 34+9 and Fox scored 40+5, which was something that no one expected.
Beijing time, the Sacramento Kings will face the Los Angeles Clippers in the first game of the NBA. After Harden's departure, the Clippers have been on a slump, and in recent times, they have been up and down, losing to the Nuggets without Jokic and Murray in the last round, while Harden was beaten by the opponent's role player Reggie Jackson. The Clippers reporter couldn't stand it anymore and said: "The Clippers replaced all the picks in the last draft to build a team without guards and restricted areas. ”
Regardless, the Clippers have so many All-Stars that their baseline isn't too high, and if they can stick together, it won't be difficult to make the playoffs. What's more, this is just the beginning, and they still have plenty of time to adapt. And after this round, the Kings have gone 10-6, and their team is a strong team, as is their leader, Fox. "Now that I'm an All-Star Game, there's a lot more to expect from me," Fox said. I don't think it's going to put you under more pressure. Finally, for us, we want to get trophies. I can't play all the time, I hope to win a gold medal for this city. ”
The main players of the two teams are Fox, Sabonis, Huerter, Barnes, and Duarte, while the Clippers are George, Leonard, Harden, Zubac, and Mann. At the beginning of the first quarter, Zubac's jump ball scored, allowing the Clippers to get the ball for the first time, Duarte successfully grabbed the first ball, Harden's 45° three-point shot to the Clippers, Sabonis made a big kill in the restricted area, he walked to the free throw line, two free throws in a row, Barnes made three three-pointers in a row, Mann quickly rushed to the basket, Zubac scored inside, Leonard's signature shot, Powell's three-point shot.
Harden showed his quality in the first quarter, and he felt like he was back on top of his world in the third quarter, and he alone scored 17 points and two rebounds to pull the team's score to about 10 points. After the first quarter, the Clippers led the Kings by eight points with a 35-27 advantage. Alexander made three points from the outside, Theis forced the basket, hit a three-pointer, and then rushed to the free throw line, two free throws in a row, Fox's large space, a high-arc jumper, George, Sabonis, three three-pointers, Harden shot again in the first quarter, Leonard shot again, three consecutive threes, three consecutive threes, three consecutive threes, Theis forced the basket, scored.
Under the leadership of Xiaoka and Harden, the score of the Clippers is also getting bigger and bigger, and after halftime, the Clippers' score of 72-50 has surpassed the Kings by 22 points. In the first half, Leonard got 16 points and 6 rebounds, Harden got 19 points and 5 blocks, and as soon as the second half came up, Harden hit a three-point line to break the deadlock in the third quarter, Barnes got a heavy punch inside, Leonard also made the same move, he jumped on the basket, Fox jumped, Zubac shot in a row, Harden with a strong aggression, three consecutive layups, both teams showed good state in the third quarter, but the difference between the two sides did not narrow much, Leonard still maintained his form in the second quarter, and he maintained his excellent form regardless of whether it was mid-range shooting.
The gap between the two sides was still around 20 points, and after three quarters, the Clippers took the Kings by 21-102 to 21 points. In the final quarter, with the help of Monk and Fox, the Kings went on a 14-4 run to narrow the score to 13-13, but there was no improvement, and under Leonard's leadership, they quickly found their groove and continued to play a double-digit lead. In the end, the Clippers won 131-117 against the dark horse of the Kings.
And in terms of technical statistics, the Clippers' scoring is: Kawhi Leonard 34, 9 rebounds, 3 assists. James Harden had 26 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 blocks. Paul George with 19 rebounds and seven assists; Ivica Zubac had 14 8 rebounds and 3 blocks. Terence Mann had 18 rebounds, 3 rebounds. Russell Westbrook (Westbrook) 9 rebounds and 8 assists; Daniel Theis had 5 rebounds and 3 rebounds. And for the Kings, Daron Fox, who has 40 rebounds and three assists, also has 40. Domantas Sabonis had 11 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists. 7 rebounds, 3 rebounds, Chris Duar; Harrison Barnes had nine points, five rebounds and four assists. Alexander Vychenkov 13 points, five rebounds, three rebounds, three assists; Malik Monk 15, 4, 2 assists. Davion Mitchell has nine points, two rebounds and three assists; Kevin Huerter with 7 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.