After the All-Star break, the Clippers had a one-win and one-loss record, and the loss to the Thunder was understandable, but it was a bit difficult to win against the Grizzlies, who were almost at the bottom of the East.
It seems to feel like the Clippers are back to the Clippers at the beginning of the season, there are too many inconsistencies, too many inconsistent people. These two games, especially Wei Shao and Harden, pulled their hips one by one.
In today's game against the Grizzlies, James Harden, played 3831 minutes, 1 of 8 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, poor shooting percentage, this game, even if the shooting rate is a little higher, the whole game will not be so hard, fortunately, the most critical hit at the last minute is also Harden's only three-point shot in this game, otherwise if the Clippers lose, Deng Ge must be a sinner.
So far this season, Harden has shot less than 20% in 3 of the 50 games he has played with the Clippers, namely 2 of 11 against the Celtics on January 28, 1 of 10 against the Pistons on February 3, and 1 of 8 against the Grizzlies today.
Look at Wei Shao again, yesterday the Clippers played against the Thunder, Wei Shao was 1 of 9 in the game, 111% shooting from the field and 0-of-2 from three-point range. In the end, the Clippers lost to the Thunder by a big score. In the 55 games he has played with the Clippers this season, he has shot less than 20 percent from the field in only two games, but he has shot less than 20 to 30 percent in six games, and has not scored three-pointers in 31 games. Maybe it's really getting older, and the explosiveness is far less than before.
To sum up, Harden and Wei Shao are both unstable factors for the Clippers, especially Harden, who has pulled his hips for 3 games in the past 12 games, and if he doesn't adjust well, he has no hope of winning the championship this year.