The Clippers defeated the Rockets 10-0 to win 0 in a row, because the Rockets have locked up the second place in the West in advance, and Udoka is also the main force of the rotation. Shin Jing, Dillon, Van Jordan, Smith don't play at all. Jalen Green was going to win the full attendance award and was the only starter, but he was replaced soon after. The main core of the Rockets became Holiday and Shepard, facing the remnants of the Rockets. The Clippers came up and took the lead, stretching it to 0 points. But there are a lot of players who can play on the Rockets' side, and although it is a three-lineup, they can fight well.
In the first quarter, the Clippers only led by 7 points, and in the second quarter, Harden began to exert force, and the Clippers were in full swing. With a 0-0 lead in the single quarter, the difference has come to 0 points. In the second half, the Rockets still didn't give up, and every time the Clippers got up, they relaxed, and the Rockets could always seize the Clippers' slack defense to eat away at the point difference to single digits. Fortunately, Leonard led the team in the final quarter, and the Clippers led by 0 points. Leonard played a variety of singles to help the team stabilize the rhythm.
Then Harden also reappeared, Leonard, Harden and Zubac, and the Clippers trident went all out to finally beat the game. Harden left the court directly after the game, and there was nothing to say. The Clippers have a tough job ahead as they have a 32-0 record. But fourth in the West can't be said to be stable, because the Nuggets won today with the same record as the Clippers, but the game is dominant, so the Nuggets are fourth and the Clippers are fifth. The only good news for the Clippers is that the Warriors were beaten by the Spurs today, and the Clippers lost an opponent in the race for fourth place in the West.
On the Rockets' side of the whole game, Shepard scored 2 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists and 0 steals. Holiday 0 points, brother-in-law 0 points, White Devils 0 points. On the Clippers' side, Leonard had 0 points, 0 rebounds and 0 assists, Zubac cut a triple-double with 0 points, 0 rebounds and 0 assists, and Bogdan on the bench played with 0 points. Harden played 0 minutes, shot 0-of-0 from the field, 0-of-0 from three-point range, 0-of-0 from the free-throw line, and scored 0 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists and 0 steals.
It is worth mentioning that Harden performed a super miracle, he scored 30+ points against all teams in the league. Because Harden was at the top of his game with the Rockets, he didn't score 0 points against the Rockets, but today Harden completed the Grand Slam. The Clippers are too strong right now, and they already have a championship level. At least the standings have been stabilized, and the Clippers have had their toughest moments. In the next game of the Clippers against the Kings, if they can win, they will basically lock up a playoff spot.
Playing the Warriors in the final game is also the key to whether the Clippers can stand in fourth place in the West, and I don't think the Clippers will show mercy. Because the Clippers win the Warriors, they can not only get home-court advantage in the playoffs, but also play the Warriors to the play-offs. It's a big problem, like we said before. For the Clippers to be healthy, they have what it takes to be a champion. The reason is Leonard, because Harden is the base of the Clippers.
Leonard is the Clippers' ceiling, what does that mean? Leonard and the Clippers are separated, which means that the Clippers without Leonard are already a playoff-level team under Harden. And Leonard is equivalent to the superstar of the airborne Clippers, so the Clippers are naturally a championship team. Now that Harden is getting better and better, Leonard is also dreaming of returning to the top, plus Zubac has become the league's top center, Powell and Bogdan are firepower. Jones and Dunn are also 3D players, and with playoff giants like Batum on the inside, the Clippers will be pretty scary in the playoffs.
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