The Clippers' recent performance has been a real mess! In the game with the Lakers, the team was overturned with a lead of 21 points, and later defeated the Wizards and the Timberwolves, and the state picked up, but in the face of the Bucks without Brother Alphabet, the opponent achieved a 15-point reversal, but the Clippers' problems were clearly exposed!
The Clippers' poor performance has a big problem with the team's young and large schedule, and the poor condition of the players, but in the regular season sprint, and the playoffs will start soon, the Clippers do not have so much time to adjust, and the team needs to quickly find their form and maintain their record, otherwise it will not be so easy for them to win the championship this season!
After losing to the Bucks, the Clippers encountered the challenge of the Rockets in this game, and in the face of this opponent whose strength and record are not as good as their own, the Clippers must also win!
The Rockets previously finished in 12th place in the West with a 27-34 record, and the team is 55 games of wins and losses, to put it mildly, the Rockets want to enter the play-offs, basically there is no hope! However, the Rockets have not given up the pursuit of victory, and they will also go all out to win this game against the Clippers!
The Rockets fought at home, showing their strong strength as soon as they came up, Smith Jr. felt hot, took advantage of his height, and not only scored points by shooting inside and outside, but also helped VanVleet and Green! The overall offensive feel of the Clippers is very bad, with frequent iron strikes and constant mistakes, and they can only rely on the personal ability of Harden and Xiaoka to score points, and only scored 19 points in a single quarter, 8 points behind the Rockets! The starters are not strong, the Clippers bench is okay, Powell and Plumlee continue to score points, but the Rockets' bench is obviously more fierce, especially Whitmore, there are various ways to score breakthroughs, strong hits, and 3 points, and they also suppressed the Clippers on the court, once widening the difference to 20 points! In the midst of the crisis, Harden and Little Card repeatedly stopped the decline for the Clippers, but they still trailed by 13 points at halftime.
After the break, the Clippers finally got their touch back! The small card took the lead in breaking out, constantly impacting the Rockets' interior to score points, George, Harden, and Mann were the same, and the Clippers broke out inside and outside, scoring 36 points in a single quarter! However, the Rockets played equally well offensively, they took a lot of initiative on the inside, slightly blocked the Clippers' counterattack, and still led by 6 points in the third quarter! In the final quarter, the competition between the two teams entered a white heat, the Clippers desperately chased after it, the Rockets responded, and the difference between the two teams remained at about 5 points! In the middle of the pull, the small card suddenly broke out, and won consecutive singles, coupled with George and Powell's 2 3-pointers, the Clippers directly overtook by 4 points, and then the Rockets tried to save the defeat, but the Clippers played steadily and did not leave them a chance, and the Clippers won the Rockets 122:116.
In a 20-point reversal, the Clippers were overturned by other teams in many games, and they also staged a good show of turning the tables and won the Rockets!
The Clippers were able to achieve a turnaround in this game, and the small card can be said to be a great contribution! In this game, Xiaoka played 39 minutes, made 11 of 18 shots, and cut down 28 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals, without a single turn! Especially when the team fell behind by a big score, it was the small card that led the team to keep catching up with the score, and at the critical moment in the final quarter, he scored consecutive points, carried the team forward, and led the Clippers to achieve a reversal!
In addition, George scored 21 points and 7 rebounds, and he didn't feel good in the front, but found his hand in the final quarter! Mann had 15 points, Powell had 12 points, Plumlee had 8 points and 11 rebounds, and Harden faced his old master in this game, cutting 21 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, and his performance was also quite good!
The Rockets lost helplessly! The team's 6 players scored double-doubles, and the overall performance was also very good, but in terms of star quality, there was a big gap with the Clippers.
The Clippers beat the Rockets to avoid a losing streak, and the team's record improved to 40-21, two years away from the Timberwolves, who are in first place in the WestAfter 5 games, the team still has room for improvement and is expected to get a good playoff position.