"5 for 1 big deal! 0 points on Hayward's debut! The Thunder crushed the Clippers with 9 blocks in a single quarter! "！
On February 23, Beijing time, the Thunder will visit the Los Angeles Clippers, which will be a strong matchup, and the No. 2 team in the East will have a fierce battle with the Clippers. The Clippers are just 0With a 5-point difference, if they can win this game, then they can achieve a comeback. The starting lineup of the Clippers is: Harden, Mann, George, Leonard, Zubac. Thunder: Giddey, Alexander, Dort, Jervey, Holmgren.
Hayward made his debut with the Thunder, and his number was 33. Perhaps many people don't know the day they signed Hayward. Ahead of the season deadline, they traded 5-1 for Hayward, which included Tre Mann, Bertans, Misic and two second-round picks. Hayward missed more than two months due to injury.
After the opening, the two sides quickly attacked and defended, and Holmgren scored two 3-pointers in succession. Wembanjama also finished first in the rookie zone after six quarters, while Holmgren remained second, and Wemban's Rookie of the Year position has been held since he took over. Five minutes after the first quarter, Wei Shao came on the court, and the audience burst into thunderous applause.
Before Westbrook played, the Clippers were already leading 16-13. Willis was substituted, and within two minutes, the Clippers went on a 10-0 run to end the game 23-16. Neither Carson Wallace nor Aaron Wiggins can break through their team's defense! They can't do much good to the team from three-point range, and they only made seven of their first 11 shots.
At the end of the first quarter, they had a two-point advantage at 35-33. The Clippers came back 24-10, but they shot just five from the field. In the second quarter, Hayward played, while Harden and George formed the bench. In the first quarter, the Clippers were still moving in the restricted area, and in the second quarter, Powell hit three three-pointers in a row, and Zubac sprayed wildly near the basket.
Holmgren's three-point line offense was good, and Zubac couldn't defend it at all. In the second half of the second quarter, Tyronn Lue replaced Zubac with five young players. The Clippers' defense didn't play any role at all, so in the second quarter, Alexander started his performance. Although the Thunder's offense was fierce, their three-point line shot plummeted, and the two teams played 26-26 in the quarter.
After halftime, they still held a 61-59 advantage. Alexander finished with 19 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 1 block on 7-of-10 shooting. Holmgren shot 4-of-7 from the field and 3-of-5 from three-point range to finish with 11 points, four rebounds, two assists and two rebounds. On the Clippers side, Powell scored 14 points, Kaka assisted, Harden 9 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist, and the Rockets performed very well.
In the second quarter, the Clippers scored a total of five 3-pointers, including 7-of-16 from 3-point range, shooting 438%。In the second quarter, the Thunder made just three three-pointers, shooting 10-of-21 from three-point range and shooting 47 from the field at halftime6%。At the beginning of the second quarter, Leonard scored six straight points, but the Clippers' counterattack was extinguished under the Thunder's frantic three-point attack. After six minutes of the third quarter, the Thunder had taken a seven-point advantage.
The five Thunder cooperated tacitly, cooperated tacitly, and with 9 blocks in one section, Zubac was also dazzled. The Clippers only have a good hand, and the Thunder have already taken the advantage. For more than three minutes in the third quarter, they maintained a double-digit advantage. They each scored 35 points, while the Clippers only scored 23. After the third quarter, the Thunder had a 14-point advantage to take a 96-82 advantage.
Also, in the first three quarters, the Thunder made 12 layups, while the Clippers had one! At the start of the fourth quarter, Harden had a 19-point advantage, but his shooting was a little behind. The Thunder, on the other hand, were so calm that they left Alexander on the bench for nearly eight minutes. With four minutes left in the game, Alexander came on the court and all of the Clippers' players were replaced.
In the end, the Thunder won 129-107 over the Clippers, who were second in the West. Hayward came on first, scored 0 points, but grabbed 4 rebounds. Alexander scored 31 points on 12-of-19 shooting, four rebounds, eight assists, one steal and two steals. Holmgren finished with 17 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and three rebounds on 6-of-12 shooting. Javier finished with 18 points, four rebounds, six assists and four rebounds.
The Clippers' players were in poor form, with Willis scoring two points, one rebound and five assists on 1-of-9 shooting. George had 14 points, seven rebounds and six assists on 6-of-16 shooting. Leonard scored 17 points on 13-of-9 shooting, Harden scored 5-of-9, 17, 6, 2, -7 and in the end, he scored -7.