On March 2, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Clippers hosted the Wizards, and Clippers star George ushered in a comeback. In the whole game, Harden made 9 of 13 shots and 6 of 9 three-pointers to get 28 points, 8 assists, 4 rebounds and 3 blocks. Moreover, his plus/minus on the field is as high as +19, which is the highest on the team. In the second quarter of the game, Harden suddenly exploded, he hit 3 three-pointers in a row, and 5 three-pointers in the half quarter, dreaming back to the Rockets period. In the first quarter, Harden scored 21 points. The Clippers also led him to stretch the margin to more than 15 points. In this game, Harden's state ushered in **, hitting 5 three-pointers in a single quarter and scoring 21 points. In the game, Harden also reached the milestone of 2,900 three-pointers and rose to 21st in NBA history in career scoring totals.
Match report.In the first quarter, George scored on a breakaway, and Kuzma responded with a three-pointer. Theis scored on a basket and Kuzma hit a strong shot. Jones and Kuzma scored five more points as the Wizards started the game 10-4. George and Mann answered with four straight points. Avdija scored back-to-back points, Harden scored back-to-back assists, George and Theis scored seven straight points to give the Clippers a 15-14 lead. George and Leonard scored four more points, Kuzma hit a three-pointer, and George hit a three-pointer with a hot hand. Westbrook and Leonard hit again, and the Clippers led 28-19. Willis broke through and hit again, Poole scored four points in a row, Avdija hit a three-pointer, and Leonard responded with a three-pointer. The Clippers led 33-30 in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Poole made a layup, Wei Shao and Powell scored 4 points in a row, Harden scored 2+1, and the Clippers led 40-32. Shamet and Poole scored four points in a row, and Harden exploded on three consecutive three-pointers, and the Clippers quickly pulled away 49-38. Kispert stopped the bleeding, but after a timeout, Harden hit another three-pointer! Powell dunked, Kuzma broke through to score, Plumlee dunked, George also hit three points, Harden also had 2+1, and the Clippers led 62-46. Kuzma scored 2+1, Mann broke through to score, and Harden scored 21 points in the single quarter with three points! Leonard scored on a breakaway, and Avdija and Shamet hit back-to-back three-pointers. At the end of the period, Kuzma blossomed inside and out, and Leonard dunked violently! At halftime, the Clippers led 79-64. Wei Shao withdrew from the game with a fractured left hand.
In the third quarter, Harden broke through to score, Shamet hit a three-point shot, and Harden hit two free throws and then a three-point shot! Mann hit a dunk to give the Clippers a 21-point lead at 88-67. Avdija throws and scores, and Mann dunks again! Theis and Leonard dunked back-to-back to bring the difference to 25 points. Poole and Kuzma finally stopped the bleeding, and Kispert scored on a layup to put the Wizards up 75-96. Leonard scored with a mid-range shot and then countered with a dunk! Holmes was ejected for 2t in a row, Avdija hit 2+1, and Kispert hit a three-point shot. At the end of the third quarter, the Clippers led 110-85.
In the fourth quarter, Bagley scored on a basket and Hyland hit a throw. The Clippers pulled off all of their main forces except George. Bagley scored back-to-back points, Kuzma hit a breakaway shot, Powell hit a three-pointer, and the Clippers held the game 118-93. Bagley added a dunk, Poole hit a 2+1 and then hit a three-point shot, and the Wizards chased it to 101-120. George and Coffey scored five straight points as the Clippers regained a 24-point lead to hold the game. The game loses suspense.
At the end of the game, the Clippers defeated the Wizards 140-115, ending a two-game losing streak and sending the opponent to a 14-game losing streak.
List of players.Clippers starters: Harden, George, Leonard, Mann, Theis.
Wizards starters: Avdija, Kuzma, Bagley, Shamet, Jones.