On 1/0, Beijing time, the Clippers played away against the Nuggets, and the Clippers successfully defeated the Nuggets 0-0 at the end of the game. Although the Clippers lost to the Nuggets in the G0 game, the Clippers played very well in this game, especially Leonard broke out early in the game, and Harden slowly found his offensive state in the follow-up game, although the Nuggets have been biting the score since then, but in the fourth quarter of the game, Leonard has maintained an offensive state, not to mention, more importantly, Powell finally found an offensive state, in this case, the Clippers finally won the game, and finally the Clippers also tied the score of this series 0-0.
Harden spoke to the media after the game. To which Harden said Leonard was not appreciated enough, Harden said: People talk about what he went through and what he couldn't do because of things he couldn't control. But when he was able to play and play like tonight, we didn't appreciate how good he was, it's all negative, it's all hate, and I think in this world, that's what we have to accept. For me, as someone closer to him and seeing the effort he puts in every day, I appreciate him. Today's Harden also stands up for Leonard, after all, Leonard has indeed been questioned in recent seasons, and the reason for this is because Leonard often has injuries, especially in the playoffs, Leonard's injury problems make the Clippers very uncomfortable, and it is precisely because of this that Leonard has received a lot of criticism.
But now Leonard has proven his ability, and it can be said that when Leonard can play healthy, then Leonard will still be the superstar of this league. And Jokic made some mistakes in this game, especially when Jokic had a fake fall in the game, he was also questioned by many people, and now Xu Jingyu is even more critical of Jokic, Xu Jingyu said this: If Jokic is not playing, then Harden is a martial arts master, which is a bit insulting to the prestige of MVP. The more you try to profit through improper means, the more the whip of competition will adjudicate justice, and today Leonard is incarnated as the god of justice. It can be seen that Xu Jingyu is dissatisfied with Jokic's approach on the court, you must know that Jokic is recognized by many people today, so in Xu Jingyu's opinion, Jokic's actions are unnecessary.
So Jokic should also correct this mentality in the next game, after all, in the playoffs, the referee allows the two teams to physically confront, and this is the Nuggets' home court, and then Jokic goes to the Clippers' home court and has a fake fall like this, then the referee may not let Jokic go so easily. Meanwhile, after the game, Leonard talked about how he feels right now: I'm just happy to be able to move around the court. I felt good after the game. That's something I'm proud of, being healthy. I've been sitting and watching the playoffs for the last two years, so it's good to be back on the court, regardless of the outcome of the game. That's what I'm proud of, I just want to play and play for the team. It can be seen that the current Leonard is also making it clear that Leonard has been questioned too much in the past few seasons, so now Leonard is satisfied that he can play healthily, and in fact, the Clippers have been waiting for this opportunity for a long time, after all, a healthy Leonard can give the team a chance to compete for the championship.
After the game, Graham Potter apologised to his team-mates in the dressing room, saying that his mistake for a tackle was the biggest mistake of the whole game. It can be seen that Porter does feel very self-blaming for his mistake, so Porter also took the initiative to take responsibility after the game, but for the Nuggets, although Porter's mistake did hurt the team greatly, but the Nuggets did not have a chance to catch up with the score in the subsequent game, but the Nuggets not only did not seize the opportunity, but at the same time, Jokic's mistakes in the game also made the Nuggets very passive, so the Nuggets could not completely blame Porter for losing the game, so when the Nuggets made such a mistake, They didn't have a long lesson in controlling their turnovers, so if the Nuggets want to win next, they will have to reduce their turnovers.