Clippers & Who wins the Nuggets 7? Su Qun Barkley agrees, Harden speaks, Trenlu shows up

The Lakers, one of the two Los Angeles champions, were eliminated by the Timberwolves with a 4:1 score yesterday, and James also ended his 21st season regretfully. The Los Angeles Clippers lag behind the Nuggets with a score of 2:3 before the game. Even if they return to home today, it will be a life-and-death battle. For the team, winning is not easy. However, with Harden and Xiaoka present, everything is possible, and the competition between the two sides is quite fierce. After four quarters of fierce competition, the Clippers finally defeated the Nuggets at home with 111:105, and tied 3:3 in the big score. At the same time, the team dragged the game into the tiebreak, which is also the first tiebreak in all series this season, and Harden and Xiaoka made an indelible contribution.

The two teams played very well in this game, and no one was willing to give up the game easily. The Clippers won 10 points in the third quarter with 32:22, setting the tone for the team's victory. However, the Nuggets are not easy to deal with. With nearly 2 minutes left in the game, the team was only 6 points behind with 101:107, and still had a chance to turn the tables. But at 1 minute and 47 seconds, Powell stepped up and made a three-pointer. Help the Clippers lead by 7 points with 110:101. At 1 minute and 35 seconds, Zubac blocked Jokic's layup again. At 1 minute and 20 seconds, Westbrook failed to score a three-pointer, Gordon made up the deduction and chased the score to 103:110, only 7 points away. At 1 minute and 04 seconds, Batum blocked Westbrook's layup again.

The Clippers then failed to score, and the Nuggets got two free throws, only 5 points behind at 105:100. At 35 seconds, Harden made a mistake. The Nuggets had a fast break opportunity, but Zubac once again successfully defended Jokic. At 20.4 seconds, Kazuma took control of the ball and was then fouled. At 18.8 seconds, Kazumama made both free throws, helping the team lead by 6 points with 111:105. In the end, the Clippers defended their advantage and successfully won the game. Looking at the whole game, Harden has made an indelible contribution. He played for nearly 47 minutes in this game, only rested for more than one minute, carrying the team's offense on his shoulders. Whether it was a three-point shooting from the outside or a strong breakthrough in the inside, he performed very well. Harden made 10 of 20 shots, 3 of 8 three-pointers, 5 of 5 free throws, scored 28 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.

Xiao Ka also provided strong firepower support. In this game, he played 40 minutes, made 11 of 22 shots, made 22 shots, 2 of 8 three-pointers, and 3 of 4 free throws, scoring 27 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, with a plus-negative value of +14. The highest in the team. It is worth mentioning that this is also the 30th time in his Clippers' career that Kat scored 20+ points in the playoffs, tying Griffin to rank second in the Clippers' history, second only to Paul's 31 times. Of course, Powell made 9 of 15 shots in this game, made 2 of 6 three-pointers, and made 4 free throws, scoring 24 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals, becoming a powerful helper around Harden and Kat.

In addition, Zubac will focus more on defending Jokic today, especially at critical moments, it is difficult for Yoo to score in front of Zubac. Today when Zubac was the main defender to defend Jokic, Jokic made 5 of 14 shots and 1 of 8 in the second half. Although Mr. Yo scored 25 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists in the whole game, which seemed to be better than Zubac's 10 points and 6 rebounds, those who have watched the game can see the importance of Zubac's defense. It is precisely because of his performance at critical moments that the Clippers were able to win.

At the same time, coach Tyronlu allowed Batum to start in the second half to achieve a miraculous effect. Batum played for 34 minutes in the game, making 2 of 5 shots, contributing perfect data with 6 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals. Not only can he open up space on the court, but he can also limit his opponents on the defensive end. Tyron Lu's strange move has achieved good results.

Today, the Nuggets opposite, in addition to getting 25 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists, Murray contributed 21 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists from the outside, and made 9 of 19 shots, and his efficiency was not too high. Gordon contributed 19 points and 5 rebounds. Braun scored 14 points and 3 rebounds, Westbrook made 5 of 10 shots, scored 14 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, and made 2 of 4 three-pointers, which was quite good. Overall, his three-point shooting helped the Nuggets a lot in this series.

The day after tomorrow at 7:30 am, the two teams will usher in their first tiebreak battle this season. The Nuggets held 8 tiebreak matches in history, and the team achieved a record of 4 wins and 4 losses. The Clippers have played 9 tiebreak games in history, with a record of 4 wins and 5 losses, which shows that the performance of the two teams is quite similar. Faced with the upcoming tiebreak battle, Harden directly said: "Either win or go home. We don't want to go home yet. We still have a game to play in one day. We have to do better. We still make a lot of mistakes today. We must execute better and then win the game."

It can be seen that Harden does not want this season to end so soon. They have a bigger goal. Facing the seventh tiebreak battle in his career, Harden needs to do all his strength, because in the previous six tiebreak battles, he averaged 21.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 7.1 assists, 2.7 steals and 1.3 blocks per game. His shooting percentage is only 36.3%, and his three-point shooting percentage is not high, only 22%, but he can still help the team achieve three wins and three losses in the tiebreak battle. If Harden can recover his courage, the Clippers will have a chance to win this series.

Of course, Murray on the opposite side performed well in two tiebreak battles. In a tiebreak battle with the Clippers in 2020, Murray scored 40 points to help the team win. And last year, Murray scored 35 points in the tiebreak battle with the Timberwolves, but unfortunately the team lost to the Timberwolves and was unfortunately eliminated in the season.. In the tiebreak battle between the Nuggets and the Timberwolves last year, the Nuggets were once led by 20 points but were reversed by the Timberwolves. In the end, the Nuggets lost to the Timberwolves 90:98 and were eliminated. This is also the biggest reversal in the tiebreak in NBA history. In that game, only four players scored, except for Jokic and Murray, no one in the Nuggets scored in double digits.

As for the tiebreak battle between the Clippers and the Nuggets, who can win? Mr. Su Qun, a famous domestic NBA basketball commentator, pointed out directly: "The Clippers' three musketeers teamed up to score 79 points. They succeeded in the second quarter without hitting Jokic. Jokic scored 20 points in the first half, but was exhausted in the second half. He only had 3 points and 3 assists in the third quarter, and only 2 points and 1 assist in the fourth quarter. At the Nuggets' plateau home court in the seventh game, the Nuggets must have the advantage. The Clippers' trump cards have been shown all, it depends on their performance on the spot. I am still willing to believe that the Clippers will win." It can be seen that Mr. Su Qun is more optimistic about the Clippers. At the same time, the famous NBA commentator Barkley is also optimistic that the Clippers will win the tiebreak.

In this game, coach Trenlu used the main Butz to defend the teacher and received a good effect. He should continue to do this in the tiebreak battle to prevent the teacher from using the passing of the ball to activate the team. At the same time, the single defense can also consume more of the teacher, making him difficult in the second half. In addition, letting Dunn play the first half set the tone for the team's defense, and letting Batum play the starting lineup in the second half can open up the space well. These two strategies are the magic weapon for the Clippers to win. I believe Trenlu will do this in the tiebreak battle to increase the probability of the team winning. Overall, we believe that the Clippers have a great chance of winning this series and entering the Western Conference semi-finals. Fans, what do you think? Welcome to leave a message.