Dropped to fourth in the West! What happened to the Northern Expedition Brigade clippers recently?

Mondo Sports Updated on 2024-02-27

On February 26, the NBA regular season continued, and the Clippers defeated the Kings 107-123 at home. In this game, Leonard scored 20 points on 7-of-18 shooting, Harden scored 20 points and 8 assists, Powell scored 21 points, and Paul George was out due to injury. On the Kings' side, Fox scored 33 points, and Sabonis recorded a triple-double of 17 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists.

After this game, the Clippers are in fourth place in the West with 37 wins and 19 losses, one win behind the fourth-place Nuggets. In recent games, the Clippers have faced strong opponents one after another, first facing the Thunder, a strong opponent in the West, the Timberwolves lost one after another, and today lost to the Kings at home, and only defeated the Grizzlies in 13th place in the West in recent games, and the two sides played to the last moment. For the Grizzlies, who are full of injuries, it is obvious that for the Clippers, who are aiming to compete for a championship, this result is unacceptable.

In fact, it is not for nothing that the Northern Expeditionary Brigade has been in poor condition recently. The team's offensive end has seen a drop in firepower, and the defensive end has been repeatedly targeted. It can be said that on the way to the Northern Expedition, the opponent has already figured out his thinking. The first is the restriction on the offensive end of the small card. The Clippers have arranged a lot of small cards to attack in the low post, and use their threat in the low post to drive the offense. The opponent's repeated packs for small cards caused the Clippers to be unable to open up the situation on the offensive end, and there were great problems in transferring the ball. In the last four games, Leonard has made 5 turnovers and 20 times in the last 4 games. The second is to target the fact that Clippers center Zubac can't defend himself, and the small guard often attacks Zubac through blocking and pick-and-roll. This has been the team's most obvious problem lately, with little energy on both ends of the pitch, and it's time for head coach Tyronn Lue to make some changes.

The famous skip publicly mocked Clippers star Harden after the game: Harden made 2 of 10 three-pointers, and the Clippers defeated the Kings.

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