[Guide] News on February 26, The Rockets defeated the Clippers 110-105 at home, and the Rockets won 3 consecutive victories.
It also ended a 6-game losing streak against the Clippers.
The Rockets played a 15-1 offensive in the early part of the final quarter to form a leading situation. Although Harden only made 4 of 13 shots, he sent 21 points and 10 assists.
Rockets beat Clippers 110-105
The technical statistics of this game:
Harden 21 points, 10 assists and 4 rebounds, Crawford 24 points, 3 three-pointers and 2 rebounds
Corey Brewer 20 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists DeAndre Jordan 22 points, 19 rebounds and 2 blocks
Motier Junas 18 points, 9 rebounds and 1 block, Paul 22 points, 14 assists and 3 rebounds
The star of the game: “Light Cavalry” made another contribution
The data of the game is clear at a glance. The Rockets played a wonderful game of teamwork. The example is Corey Brewer – 20 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block in the final quarter. He scored 10 points in a row
The period of time drove the Rockets to hit a 15-1 shock wave, thus establishing a winning trend.
This “light cavalry” has been making great achievements recently-he has scored in double figures in 6 consecutive games, and 3 of them scored 20 points or more!
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Harden leads the way to capture the nemesis
At the beginning of the game, Paul assisted Jordan with a domineering slam dunk, and then Paul assisted Redick to make a long shot; after Terry responded with a three-pointer, Jones and Motier Junas scored one after another, and Ariza formed a long shot with Hawes.
In the confrontation, Redick scored 10 points in the half quarter and led the Clippers 15-11.
Harden made 0 of 6 shots in the first quarter and only used free throws to score 1 point, but Harden sent 4 assists in a single quarter. After Morty and Terry made long-range shots, Smith scored consecutive points when he came out. The Rockets took a 10-2 offensive
exceed.
Crawford’s COSCO shot and Jordan’s alley-oop helped the Clippers catch up again, and the Rockets led 27-26 in the first quarter.
In the early part of the second quarter, Ariza led the Rockets to play an 8-2 offensive with a long-range shot. The Rockets led 35-28.
After Crawford made a long shot, he completed a three-pointer against Smith to help the Clippers catch up.
Crawford scored 13 points in a single quarter.
In the middle of the second quarter, Paul even assisted Jordan with an empty dunk, and the Clippers once surpassed 54-51.
Prigioni and Morty supported the Rockets’ offense with long-range shots. After Harden made consecutive fouls and free throws, he scored his first sports goal from a long distance two and a half minutes into the second quarter. This was Harden’s only sports goal in the second quarter.
The Rockets led 62-60 at halftime.
Ariza made another long-range shot early in the third quarter, and the Rockets led 67-62.
Barnes and Paul made consecutive three-pointers to lead the Clippers to an 8-0 offensive; Harden focused on organizing the offense and assisted Terry and Morty to score goals; after Terry sent a season-high 4 steals, Jones sent
With the Rockets’ active confrontation, Jordan, who had scored 18 points and 15 rebounds, received his fourth foul on the offensive end and was forced to leave the field.
At the end of the third quarter, Smith assisted Brewer to catch an empty dunk, Harden and Morty made long shots, and the Rockets overtook the score several times.
Crawford made a basket to give the Clippers an 85-84 lead to end the third quarter.
Ariza made another long-range shot for the Rockets in the early part of the last quarter. Brewer even scored 10 points in a row in 4 minutes. The Rockets hit a 15-1 shock wave and established a double-digit advantage 99-86.
After the Clippers returned to the field, they formed a 6-0 counterattack. Jordan was riding on Smith’s head after a strong dunk; Harden scored consecutive jump shots and free throws.
Deng insisted on staying on the court and scored a three-pointer. The Rockets led 109-98 in two and a half minutes of the last quarter.
Paul and Crawford led the Clippers to chase to 105-109. After Harden was fouled by Paul, the two had a dispute and friction. Harden made 1 of 2 free throws. In the last half minute, Jordan and Smith both missed 2 free throws.
Paul missed consecutive shots and the Clippers finally lost the opportunity to counterattack. In the end, the Rockets won 110-105.
Media Comments: Brewer Stands Up to Help Harden Rockets Break Through “Clippers’ Shackles”
Associated Press: Harden experienced a night where he struggled to shoot, but he worked hard to connect his teammates with 10 assists; when Harden needed help most, Brewer, who scored 13 points in the final quarter, stood up.
This is the Rockets’ second win against the Clippers in nearly 13 games.
ESPN: The Clippers cannot do without Paul—the Clippers had a net loss of 9 points when Paul was resting off the court. Without Paul on the court, the Clippers only made 6 of 20 shots and had no assists.
“Houston Chronicle”: The two sides have been stalemate in the first three quarters, this is the way of the Clippers – after the stalemate, the game ended with a suppressed performance – the Rockets only broke through the shackles of the Clippers once in the previous 12 confrontations between the two sides;
In this game, Brewer stepped forward and set an example for the Rockets’ role players to disrupt the Clippers’ calculations.
“Los Angeles Times”: The collapse of the fourth quarter is the summary of the Clippers’ defeat in this battle, and the free throw problem is one of the reasons for the defeat. Jordan only made 8 free throws (the last time against the Rockets was 26 times), and the Clippers only had 8 free throws.
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starting lineup
Rockets: Motier Junas, Terrence Jones, Ariza, Harden, Terry
Clippers: DeAndre Jordan, Hawes, Barnes, Redick, Paul