Boom 52 21 10! The peak Rockets are back, Harden is grateful to the Clippers, and Leonard has also waited 4 years!
The Clippers beat the Celtics 115-96 to claim five wins, and they are now third in the East, as the University of Minnesota lost to the Spurs, and now the gap between them and the East has been reduced to one win. In addition, the Clippers won't have too hard to play, they have already had a hell of a game, and they have a good chance of winning the championship in the second half of the season. In this game, the Celtics lost to the Clippers, not because of their star players, but because of their players.
Although Tatum and Brown are known as "Yan Liang", "Wen", and "Ugly", there are more warriors in the Clippers, Chili, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, all of whom are stronger than the two Tanhua, plus Zhuge Harden's command, these two people are very powerful. The team's rhythm was disrupted, Harden and Leonard were heads-up, and they simply didn't have anything to do. On offense, the Clippers' strong interior makes it difficult for the two forwards to find a breakthrough. After all, the reason why these two champions were able to run rampant in the east is because they don't have enough forwards.
22 years ago, the Warriors won the championship, and Tatum and Brown were trapped by Wiggins. Moreover, the strength of this teacher far surpasses Wiggins. The Green Army was also a little jealous of Harden's cooperation, 4-1 in '21, Harden defeated his opponent 4-1 in the first round, which was the most efficient game in NBA history, but in 22 years without Jordan, the Nets were defeated by the Green Army 0-4. Harden offered Philadelphia a chance in the playoffs against the Green last season when they were still dominated by the Green lineage. In this game, from the first quarter, the Clippers showed great aggression. George opened with a mid-range shot and cut straight in, and Harden scored with the ball in the low post. He played well against the Greens, and by the time the Celtics were 26-21 down in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Harden led the team forward, and he teamed up with Tyscofi Mann to close the gap to 15 points. Goals from Mann and George in the second half gave the team an 18-point advantage. In the second half, it was expected that the Greens would make a comeback, but it turned out to be one-sided. He scored 11 points alone, George and Mann also scored, and the gap between the two sides became 33 points, and Kazi hit another lethal three-pointer, and the gap between the two sides reached 36 points, entering a garbage stage.
Leonard had 26 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks, George had 17 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks, and Harden was 2-of-11 for 9 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, but his +36 was the worst on the team. Mann had 14 points, Plumlee had eight points and seven rebounds, Theis was 18-of-9 from the field and had seven blocks. For the Green Army, Tatum was 8-of-18, Brown had only 8 points, and Holiday was 2-of-11 for 7 points and 4 rebounds. After the game, Harden said the Clippers have the most talented Rockets team in 18 years.
Harden went on to say, "It's so smart to go to the Clippers, and that's what Ballmer did. Obviously, our talent in this place is a bit similar to Team Rockets in '18, when we were a terrifying team with championship capability. However, I think the current Clippers are much better than the Rockets 18 years ago! ”
Leonard won two championships and two NBA MVPs. George led the team to the Eastern Conference Finals, and Harden made it to Houston and Houston. As an assistant, this is really Harden's best team in years. After all, the Clippers' defense is much stronger than the Nets' three superstars.
On the 18th, Harden, Roarizatak, Capela, all relied on one player after another, but they were already tired. The rest are function-oriented. Even so, the Rockets almost defeated the Warriors, and now Harden is 18 years old Paul, but behind him, there are two forwards who can attack, and several players who can score, plus Mann, his overall strength, even the strongest Rockets, and his bench is stronger than the Rockets' No. 18.
In '19, Leonard wanted to partner with Harden before joining the Clippers, but the Rockets refused to trade Harden away. After nearly five years of getting along, the two finally got together, along with George. If this year's Clippers can win the championship, then Harden, George, and Leonard will have a perfect ending. Besides, the Clippers will certainly keep three superstars behind for the holidays, and they will remain strong contenders for the title in the coming days.