On March 7, Beijing time, the Clippers defeated the Rockets 122-116 away, and the Big Three performed steadily in this game. Jr. had 28 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, and George contributed 21 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists. Harden scored 21 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, including 11 points and 4 assists in the final quarter, becoming an important contributor to the Clippers' 20-point comeback.
Harden once again pricked his old club. The Clippers and the Rockets met for the first time this season, and it was Harden who scored three points at a critical moment, made Tate fouls, and hit free throws, making it 3+1, thus winning the game in one fell swoop. In that game, the Clippers ended a six-game losing streak.
In this game, Harden helped the Clippers complete a 20-point comeback. The Clippers got off to a slow start to the game, and their collective form was sluggish in the first half, trailing 44-57.
In the second half, the Clippers' Big Three finally came into play. George and Xiaoka took turns to lead the team to narrow the score, and in the last minute of the third quarter, Xiaoka missed a jumper, but quickly grabbed an offensive rebound and scored a second offense. The Clippers trailed by six points heading into the final quarter.
Harden stepped up to lead the team in the final quarter, making all three free throws from the foul line and scoring on a driving layup. The bearded man began to instigate offense again, scoring a dunk on an empty pass and assisting a three-pointer from Smallcard to close the gap to just two points. George and Xiaoka also stepped up to make a move, and the Clippers completed the overtake, while the bearded man scored four free throws in the last minute to help the Clippers pull away the score.
The Clippers' Big Three took turns to step up and attack, and their offense was difficult to defend because they were all super scorers. He scored 10 points on 4-of-4 shooting in the final quarter. He was in excellent form in the final quarter as well. George scored nine points in the final quarter. In other words, the Clippers' Big Three combined for 30 points in the final quarter.
That's where the Clippers come in, with the Big Three scoring in the final quarter being the same as the Rockets' overall score. There is a big three that attracts defense, and the Clippers role players dare to shoot. The Clippers lost Westbrook as a bench scorer, but the team still has a lot of quality players. Mann had 15 points, Powell had 12 and Plumlee had eight points, 11 rebounds and three blocks. Hyland scored six points. After Willis was sidelined, Hyland moved into the rotation.
He is also a very capable backup point guard, but the Clippers have a lot of talent, so they fell out of the rotation at one point. During Willis' absence, Hyland returned to the rotation.
The Clippers are 40-21 after winning this game and are fourth in the West. The Clippers need to hold on to the top four spots in the West to have home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.