On February 15, the NBA regular season Clippers vs. Warriors game has ended. At full game, the Clippers defeated the Warriors 130-125.
This game is full of highlights, the first is Green's formula 20, personally angry at Durant, he was the champion after Durant came and left, and he couldn't help but look forward to this performance. The second is the Clippers' new five, how will they perform against the Warriors' famous five. Especially when the Clippers recently played against the Twin Towers in the five smalls, they did not perform well, and there was no scorer on the team who could misplace and punish the opponent's big man like Curry. This season, the Clippers have lost twice to the Lakers, Timberwolves and Pelicans, three teams with the highest interior height.
In this game, Leonard's absence due to injury reduced the strength of the Clippers sharply. In fact, throughout the game, the Warriors were in the lead most of the time, and even the Clippers coach was ejected, and the Clippers core Paul George graduated with six fouls, but in this case, the Clippers still achieved a reversal of the score in the fourth quarter, showing the team's strong resilience.
On the Clippers' side, the team achieved a comeback in the fourth quarter, and Wei Shao and Powell must be credited. Wei Shao frantically rushed to the frontcourt board in the fourth quarter to give the team a second chance to attack. Westbrook finished with 15 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal on 6-of-14 shooting in the game. Four of them were frontcourt rebounds. Especially in the fourth quarter of the game, Wei Shao was fouled and went to the free throw line, and the Clippers led by 5 points with 39 seconds left on both free throws.
Powell, another contributor to the win, was nicknamed Po Kobe by fans, and he was 8-of-13 from the field, 5-of-7 from three-point range, and had 21 points and 2 rebounds. He made just 1-of-3 three-pointers in the first half and 4-of-4 in the second half to lead the team to a comeback victory. Powell's corner three-pointers were just too accurate.
The two core players of the Clippers played today also performed very well. James Harden played 43 minutes and finished with 24 points, nine rebounds, four assists and one block on 7-of-10 shooting, including 4-of-7 three-pointers and 6-of-7 free throws. George was 8-of-17 from the field and 1-of-7 from three-point range to finish with 24 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. In the fourth quarter, Kerr was still superstitious about the three-guard, using Payton to mark George, and was punished by George's various misplaced back-to-back singles, which was also a turning point in the game.
As for the Warriors, statistically, this is the sixth time this season that the Warriors have been reversed and lost by more than 15 points at most, including a 22-point lead over the Clippers earlier this season. Of this statistic, only the Spurs have lost more than them.
Curry became the leader of the air slash group today. He played 38 minutes today, shooting 11-of-21, including 7-of-14 from three-point range and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, for 31 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.
Another player who has been a standout performer for the Warriors is Podzemski. He played 32 minutes, shooting 9-of-12, including 5-of-3 from three-point range, and finished with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. At the decisive moment of the final quarter, Poje hit a three-point shot from the corner to chase 3 points, but then the Warriors Klay paid for a foul and Wei Shao hit both free throws, completely killing the game.
The biggest reason for the Warriors' loss today was Thompson. He played 38 minutes today, shooting 4-of-17, including 1-of-12 three-pointers and 3-of-3 free throws, and finished with 12 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block. In the fourth quarter, in the face of no defense, he missed three points in a row and fouled on the defensive end, which became the biggest incentive to kill the game.
In addition, Green's mentality skills have also been counterattacked. In the second half, because he was dissatisfied with the referee's blowing penalty, Plumley fouled Podemsky in the first degree, and Green made various gestures to provoke and stick out his tongue, intending to blow up the Clippers mentality. But I didn't expect the timeout to come back, and it was immediately a climax of 10:0 and 13:2, and the Clippers achieved a reversal.
Dynamic Incentive Plan for February Now it's time for the Warriors to figure out if Thompson still deserves a starting spot and whether they want to straighten out Podzemski. Thompson's form has been sluggish lately, and he can be put on the second team to find his form. I have to say that today's reversal has blown up the mentality of many Warriors fans.