The Clippers started their 7 consecutive Eastern road trips, the first 2 games, they defeated the Raptors and the Green Army, and played very well, but they were also affected by the consecutive away games, and their physical strength and state declined a lot, making the team completely at a disadvantage in the showdown with the Cavaliers, and the 5-game winning streak came to an abrupt end!
Playing away from home in a row is indeed a huge test for the player's state and physical strength, but the Clippers have no choice, the team must carry it, fortunately, in Game 4, the Clippers met a weaker opponent, the Wizards, who are the second from the bottom in the East, so they saw a good chance to win!
The Wizards have established a lineup with Kuzma and Poole as the core this season, but the team's overall performance is very poor, with only a 9-37 record so far, and the fighting power is very poor.
George missed this game with a groin injury, but it didn't affect the Clippers much! At the beginning of the game, Harden and Xiaoka were in good shape, scoring points frequently, and Coffey, who started in place of George, was even hotter, but the Wizards team fighting at home also had fierce offensive firepower, and Kuzmane continued to score points by shooting outside, leading the Wizards to bite the score, and they were not pulled away by the Clippers! However, in the second quarter, Harden and Wei Shao led the second team to take the initiative, and the connection of the two played an 8:0 offensive for the Clippers, widening the difference to double digits! But then the Wizards' main force appeared, Kuzma made another effort, and he continued to score points, scoring 23 points in the half, narrowing the gap to 6 points!
The Wizards are quite difficult, but in the second half, the Clippers began to exert their strength! Xiaoka, Harden, and Coffey blossomed more, and the Clippers directly opened the gap with a wave of 9:0! After that, Kuzma and Koulibaly continued to score points for the Wizards to stop the decline, but the Clippers' offense was unstoppable, the team scored 40 points in a single quarter, and the Wizards only scored 19 points, and the Clippers directly widened the difference to 27 points in the third quarter! With a big lead, Tyronn Lue continued his operation, and the DNP in the final quarter had already cut a 31-point card, and the court was reduced to garbage time, although the Wizards caught up with some scores, but it had no impact on the outcome of the game, and the Clippers finally defeated the Wizards 125-109 to avoid a losing streak.
2 team stats! Clippers: Leonard 31 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals, Harden 25 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks, Coffey 17 points, Mann 6 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Plumlee 5 points and 11 rebounds, Boston 12 points and 3 rebounds, Powell 14 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, Westbrook 9 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, Theis 4 points and 2 rebounds, Hyland 2 points. Wizards: Kuzma 27 points and 2 rebounds, Avdija 13 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Gafford 6 points, 8 rebounds and 5 blocks, Koulibaly 19 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, Jones 4 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, Kispert 16 points and 2 rebounds, Bagley 10 points and 8 rebounds, Wright 4 points, Baldwin 3 points and 6 rebounds.
Bombarded 40:10, the Clippers played a wave in the second quarter, directly taking away the victory of the game, I have to say that the current Clippers, the control of the game is really strong, directly a wave of flowers, as long as they have physical strength, there is really no opponent in the league who can easily defeat the Clippers!
In this game, the Clippers had 5 players score double-doubles, and Coffey played a big role, replacing George's firepower! The small card is even more brave, scoring 31 points in the third quarter, which is the most stable point of the Clippers! And Harden also broke out in this game, focusing on individual offense, scoring 25 points, and also got 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks. Harden's plus/minus was as high as +20, and the impact of the game was terrifying, and he also led the team to victory!
After the victory over the Wizards, Harden also roared and celebrated, after the team won this game, the record became 31-15, and at the same time, the Nuggets lost the game in the battle with the Thunder, which made the Clippers surpass the Nuggets 33-16 and came to the third place in the West again, and 1 game away from the 2nd Thunder, 2 games away from the Timberwolves, the team still has a chance to win the 1st place in the West.