The Clippers regained third place, beating the league's No. 1 by 19 points, and Harden had a plus/minus of 36!
On the 28th Beijing time, the NBA's ordinary season began, and the Clippers returned to their home court to face the Celtics. As soon as it came up, the Clippers found their rhythm, the Celtics players were tired, and Tatum was still barely holding on, but in the third quarter, the Clippers played a 22-0 mini-climax, stretching the score to more than 30 points, and there was no suspense in this game. In the end, the Clippers defeated the Celtics 115-96 to claim five wins and return to third place in the East.
Porzingis didn't play in this game, the score of the two sides has been embarrassing, Leonard continued to score, Harden was disallowed because of the double serve, but the Clippers still held the initiative on the court, Wei Shao continued to miss, the Celtics also began to fight back again and again, and by the end of the first quarter, they had been overtaken by five points. In the second quarter, the Celtics were still in poor shape, while the Clippers were shuttling back and forth in the restricted area, and Harden's appearance and assists also made the gap between the two sides widen, and after halftime, the Clippers won 55-39 over the Celtics.
The Celtics were still chasing the score at first, but soon, they lost their fighting spirit, and the Clippers' inside and outside lines suppressed the Celtics, and they expanded the score gap to more than 30 points with a 22-0 offensive run, Tatum spat at the referee and was awarded a technical foul. At the end of the third quarter, the Clippers had a 31-point advantage, but the Celtics narrowed the score to 19 points.
In this game, the Clippers played as good as ever, although Harden was not in very good shape, only 2 of 11, but his performance was very efficient, he cut 9 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, the team's plus/minus 36 is the highest in the team, and he looks relaxed. Leonard was in good form, chipped in 26 points, grabbed seven rebounds, and also got a three-quarter break. In 22 minutes, George scored 17 points, shot 11 from 5, and was given a short break in playing time. Wei Shao didn't play well in the game, only 4 rebounds and 5 rebounds on 2-of-9 shooting, but he was still in good spirits.
The Celtics don't feel good, shooting less than 25 percent from the field and 40 from the field. Only Tatum scored in double figures and grabbed 21-11 rebounds, but when he came on, his -32 was a team-low that upset him because he yelled at the referee and was awarded a technical foul. Brown scored just eight points on 3-of-13 shooting, while White was 0-of-8 from the field and Holiday was 7-of-11 from 2-of-11.