On January 10, Beijing time, the Los Angeles Clippers sent 3 messages, let's take a look.
Harden missed out on the top 20
Today, the well-known American sports ** "The Ringer" selected this season's NBA Top 100 list according to a professional algorithm, and the results show that Nuggets star Jokic ranks first, 76ers star Embiid follows, and surprisingly, James Harden, who recently helped the Clippers become the hottest team in the league, did not even enter the top 20, only ranked 28th. The specific top 30 rankings are: 1-10: Jokic, Embiid, Antetokounmpo, Doncic, Curry, Tatum, Alexander, Durant, Booker, James, 11-20: Leonard, Haliburton, Bush, Butler, Fox, Lillard, Edwards, Adebayo, Jamal Murray, Brunson, 21-30: Morant, Sa Jr., Mitchell, George, Towns, Jaylen Brown, Maxey, Harden, Trae Young, Ingram.
So far, Harden has played in 31 games, averaging 33 per game9 minutes to get 174 points 48 rebounds and 84 assists 13 steals 09 blocks and a three-point shooting percentage. 1% and 871%, including assists (6th), three-point shooting percentage (16th), plus/minus +58 (20th), 139 (28th) are at the top of the league. The Clippers have also entered the right rhythm with Harden's excellent playmaking, with a 15-3 record in the last 18 games, including a nine-game winning streak that is the longest in the league.
For Harden's ranking, it has also sparked heated discussions among netizens at home and abroad, some said: "This is simply funny, not to mention that several people in front of Harden have been educated face-to-face by Harden, how can Butler (66%) and Morant (25%) with such a low attendance rate be ranked higher than Harden, in terms of game influence, Harden is at least the top 20." Others said: "Harden's scoring stats have degraded a lot this season, and he is only the third man in the Clippers, and he is almost in this position." "So what do you think about it?
Wei Shao shows his funny side
Today, Clippers star Paul George revealed an interesting interaction with teammate Westbrook on his podcast, George said: "In our game against the Pelicans, I hit a jumper on the head of Alvarado, who is a little shorter than me, and then the Pelicans called a timeout, and when I walked back to the bench, I found that Westbrook did his signature celebration to shake the doll, and then I shook it and handed it to him. This is not over, Wei Shao returned to the bench, pretended to put the doll on the stool, and covered it with a towel. Haha, Wei Shao is so funny. ”
Who would have thought that the style of the ball is wide open and closed, and Wei Shao, who is not afraid of the sky and the earth on the field, and who dares to scare anyone, would have such an interesting side. This reflects that Wei Shao's character is really good, he is a person who knows how to adjust the atmosphere and is easy to get along with, and he is by no means a team tumor and a vampire in the locker room as rumored by the outside world before. At the same time, George Weishao's interesting interaction also proves that the team atmosphere of the Clippers is really very harmonious now, which is the foundation of good chemistry.
Strong**
In the first two months of the season, Clippers guard swingman Terence Mann, who was regarded as not for sale by the team and had high expectations from fans, played poorly, scoring zero in four of his first 25 games, scoring in single digits in 18 attempts, and shooting a miserable 20% from beyond the three-point line. You must know that most of Mann's shots are big openings passed after Leonard, George, and Harden attract the pack, and such a low shooting rate not only makes the opponent increase the determination of the Clippers Big Three, but also makes the Clippers' space compressed, and sometimes the offense will stagnate. For a while, the voices criticizing Mann came and went, and some fans even felt that the Clippers should send Mann away as soon as possible.
It is worth mentioning that in the last 5 games, Man seems to have suddenly been opened up to the second pulse of Rendu, scoring double-doubles 3 times, and can contribute an average of 10 per game4 points 28 rebounds 16 assists 06 steals, shooting 59% from the field and 55% from three-point range5% (10 of 18 shots). Mann's strong ** not only brought more space and aggression to the Clippers on the offensive end, but also made the opponent hesitate on the defensive end, taking care of one or the other, 17 points to beat the Heat, 16 points to bloodied the Pelicans, and 36 points to beat the Suns is the best proof. It's clear that Mann's resurgence has taken the Clippers to another level of competitiveness, and if he can continue his form, then the Clippers are really getting closer to a championship.