Led the first place in the league and entered the 190 club, but was excluded by the all-star team! What an accident!
On February 1, Beijing time, the Clippers will usher in seven games, and they will travel to Washington to play at home against the Wizards. In the previous game, the Clippers finished 4th in the West with a 30-15 record. During this time, the Clippers had a difficult journey, and in four days and three nights, they defeated the Raptors, defeated the Celtics, and defeated the Cavaliers. In the remaining six days, the Clippers will have four rounds of league games, and such high-intensity training is a great challenge for the physical strength of the players, so Coach Lu arranged for George to rest! Since December, the Clippers have been on a normal track, and after 27 league games, they have won 22 consecutive games, Harden is the core of the whole team, Leonard is the core of the whole team, and George is the shooter in key moments! In addition, Wei Shao, Powell will occasionally sit on the bench, so that this Clippers team has gradually become an aircraft carrier in the West! And this season is different from previous seasons, George and Leonard are not so cautious, they play a lot, and Harden is after entering the Clippers, he is like a model player, and he has not rested a game! Without this ceremony, all three of the Clippers have the confidence and confidence to win a championship this season!
This game is not difficult at all for the Wizards who are recovering. In the first quarter of the first quarter, the Clippers didn't always have the initiative. They couldn't contain Kuzma well, who scored 14 points in the first quarter to bring them closer. In the second quarter of the game, the cooperation of Harden and Wei Shao allowed the Clippers to stretch the score to double digits with an 8-0 offense. After that, the Clippers gradually took control of the situation on the court, scoring 31 points at halftime to extend the score to nine. In the third quarter, the Clippers' Coffey and Carden continued their good form in the first half, leading the team to a 9-0 offensive run to continue to stretch the score. Leonard was also on fire, leading the Clippers to 40 points and stretching the score to 27 points to end the game.
In this battle, Leonard ended all three quarters of the game, 14 of 25 shots, 31 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals, 0 turnovers, +23! You know, according to the United States Basketball Association, Leonard has shot 57%, 50%, and 90% of three-pointers in the last 25 playoff games, which makes him a member of the 190 club. With Leonard's strong assist, the Clippers have achieved a good record of 23-5 in the last two months, ranking first in the national league! Separately, salary consultant Bobby Marks said that Leonard's three-year 1$53 million will be reduced to 1 in three years$49.6 billion because the salary cap did not meet people's expectations. However, Leonard, despite his good performance, was not selected to the starting lineup for the All-Star Game, which worries us!
Another player, Harden, also played well, he made frequent shots on offense, and was full of firepower on defense, 32 minutes and 33 minutes, 7 of 15 shots, 5 of 10 three-pointers, 25 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, and also made 4 blocks and 2 steals. Since Harden joined the Clippers, he has changed a lot, especially defensively, the Clippers have experienced six defeats, and many people have doubts about him, and then Leonard and Coach Lu have stood up and given Harden a chance to become a new head coach, and now, they have taken the top four positions in the West, Harden is in the Clippers, he is more respected, he is more trusted, and he has more options! After Harden came to the Clippers, he received more respect and tolerance, as well as unreserved help that other teams could not provide before, and a two-way confrontation with the Clippers was the best decision for the Rockets!
And George's substitute Kofei also played very well, in the 21-minute game, Kofei shot 5 of 7, 3 of 2 of 3 points, 5 of 5 free throws, and scored 17 points, and George is completely an excellent replacement, if Coffey can do this, then he will have a greater advantage in the contract with George!
Warm picture 1: After the game, the fans of the Clippers shouted Tucker, Harden and Wei Shao stood next to Tucker, grabbed Tucker's coat, and asked him to play, although Tucker does not play much time in the Clippers at present, but Tucker never complains, he and Wei Shao and Harden sit on the bench, singing and harmonizing, just like a pair of good buddies. It was revealed that the Clippers did not plan to trade Tucker out, or wanted to buy Tucker, and the Clippers put Tucker into the playoffs, which was favored by many people, and even many insiders joked that Tucker was for Durant and for James!
Warm picture (2): After this game, Wei Shao"Mess into the enemy camp", hugged the Wizards, and also posed as if I was one of them, which shows their admiration for Wei Shao, especially when Wei Shao led the team into the playoffs, and formed a deep friendship with them! However, with the Lakers, Wei Shao is a tragic nightmare!