The Clippers defeated the Pelicans 32-0, and the team played quite easily against the Fat Tigers without nemesis Zion. The Clippers slowly eroded away in the fourth quarter to stretch the margin to 0 points. After this game, the sixth, seventh, and eighth records in the West are the same, both with 0 wins and 0 losses. The Timberwolves moved up to sixth, the Clippers moved up to seventh, and the Grizzlies slipped to eighth. Considering the schedule, it is estimated that the Timberwolves and Clippers will compete for sixth place, and it depends on which of the two teams can seize the opportunity.
After the Grizzlies changed head coaches, their record fell all the way, and they were already a little unstoppable, and Morant made another shooting move, which made it even worse for the team. The Grizzlies missed the bottom half of the playoffs, but that's the end of the season. The Clippers will not have an easy schedule ahead, and they will play the Mavericks in two games. The Kings have given up a bit in the recent losing streak, but the Suns also need to be strong, otherwise it will be difficult for Durant to miss Booker to get to No. 10.
The Mavericks did not give up, and it is clear from the comeback of the thick eyebrows that they want to enter the playoffs, and the Mavericks may also be the team with the most promising eighth ticket. Imagine the Timberwolves are seventh and the Grizzlies are eighth, so the Timberwolves have no problem locking seventh. The Grizzlies play teams in the bottom half of the playoffs, and the Mavericks are the most likely to compete with the Grizzlies for the last ticket. So in these 2 games against the Mavericks, the opponent will play with all his might, or back-to-back, the Clippers have no margin for error, and Leonard still doesn't take turns to rest.
The Clippers are going to take advantage of their current good form and go straight to the playoffs. Today, the Clippers can say that everyone is a soldier, Harden cut 20 points, 0 assists and 0 blocks, and Leonard has 0 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists and 0 steals. In the last 0 games, Kazi has scored 0 points on all of them, which really shows that Kazi's form is coming back. In addition, Zubac still scored 0 points, 0 rebounds and 0 assists steadily, Bogdan finally found his shooting bag, he scored 0 points off the bench 0 of 0, plus or minus +0 Clippers first.
The Clippers are strong right now, and Harden doesn't seem to be bothered by ankle and thigh injuries. Originally, we thought that Harden would start to rest, but we didn't expect Harden to have nothing to do. The explosiveness of the last 2 games is all back, the scoring is easy and comfortable, and the assists are in place. If the Clippers go to sixth place in the West, I think third will be a big headache. Because the Clippers are not a sixth-best team, but a top-four team. The problem for the Clippers is that the Clippers have been off for half a season, which has left them with Harden, Powell and Zubac to keep the basics.
The card is back and could make it through the playoffs in good health. The Clippers have reached the championship level, and they are not afraid of the Thunder and the Cavaliers. Today's starters for the Clippers are, Harden, Dunn in the backcourt, Powell going to the No. 3 position to increase firepower, and Leonard and Zubac on the inside. In fact, for the sake of Leonard's health, he still has to go to Jones. Harden and Powell in the backcourt, Leonard in the third position, Jones or Batum in the Zubac will be a better choice. Leonard is good for playing the No. 4 position, but he is also prone to injury in long-term hand-to-hand combat.
Last year, the Clippers arranged for the card to go to the No. 4 position, but it didn't last long before it collapsed. But there's no denying that a healthy Leonard is indeed a god of war card. Kazi was also very aggrieved when he talked about his own body after today's game, saying that he had been so unlucky in the past few seasons that he was always injured. But he's hoping to get fit once this season, and it's not the first time Kazi has prayed for health. This year, for Clippers fans, all of them can rush once in good health, and there are no regrets about failure and success.