At eleven o'clock in the morning Beijing time, the Los Angeles Clippers' home game with the Oklahoma City Thunder came as scheduled. In this battle, the Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue sent Kawhi Leonard, Nicholas Batum, Serge Ibaka, Paul George, and Beverly in the starting lineup for the Thunder. Head coach Mark Degnot sent Luganz-Dort, Darius Beazley, Isaiah Robbie, Alexander and George Hill to start the game.
After the game started, Hill broke through and George responded with a layup. Batum and Leonard made consecutive three-pointers, George scored a layup, Ibaka dunked, and the Clippers led by double digits. Alexander succeeded and Diallo scored a layup, but they could not limit the Clippers’ offense. Kennard, Zubac and Morris scored consecutively. At the end of the first quarter, the Clippers led the Thunder 36-18 .
Entering the second quarter, Pokushevski's three-pointer hit his heart, Zubac dunked heavily, George hit consecutive long shots and the Clippers led by more than 20 points. Alexander shot inside and outside, trying to narrow the points difference for the Thunder, Ibaka hit a hook, Dort, Alexander blossomed inside and outside, at the end of the first half, the Clippers led the Thunder 70 to 53.
Easy side to fight again, entering the third quarter, Dort was far into the frame, Ibaka and Batum continued to score points, the Clippers still dominate the game, in contrast, the Thunder's offense stagnated. However, after a short adjustment, with the help of Dort and Muscala, the difference between the two teams once returned to single digits. Seeing that the situation is not good, Kawhi Leonard came forward and saw that he used his personal ability to score 7 points and successfully helped the Clippers stabilize the situation. After three quarters, the Clippers lead the Thunder 91 to 78.
Entering the final decisive battle, Morris throws into the net in the middle, and Muscala returns with a long shot. Paul George and Kawhi Leonard took turns to show off, Batum shot through the sky, Lou Wei also performed well, the Clippers always lead by more than 15 points. With Leonard's jumper into the net, the suspense of the game completely disappeared. In the end, the Clippers defeated the Thunder 120-106, winning six straight!
View the personal data of the main players on both sides: For the Clippers, Kawhi Leonard has 31 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals, and 2 blocks; Paul George has 29 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Serge Ibaka had 17 points and 11 rebounds; Nicholas Batum had 14 points and 2 blocks; Ivica Zubac 8 points and 6 rebounds.For the Thunder, Shay Gilges-Alexander had 30 points, 8 assists and 2 steals; Luganz-Dort 19 points; George Hill 12 points and 5 rebounds; Hamidou Dia Lowe had 10 points and 4 assists; Mike Muscala had 11 points and 2 steals.
In an interview with reporters after the game, the Clippers head coach Tyronn Lu said: "We had a good rhythm in the first half, but our performance in the second half was not satisfactory. I have to fail in the second half. Let the team enter the offensive state and take responsibility, and I have already expressed my apologies to the team. On Sunday, we have another game. We need to take a break and continue to stay focused. When we can’t make the ball, we Will allow Kawhi Leonard to hold the ball more in the low post. We have done a good job in this regard. And Serge Ibaka is an experienced veteran. His basketball philosophy is to do everything possible. Paul George and Kawhi Leonard create open opportunities. As long as we can play the right basketball, we will look for Ibaka more on the court and pass the ball to him."
According to the schedule Look, at 5 am on January 25th, Beijing time, the Los Angeles Clippers will play another game with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Will they continue their good competitive form? Let us wait and see! I also hope that the players can play their ideal competitive state without being injured!
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