22+9+7! Clippers G-7 are out, who is responsible for being eliminated? The Big Three are two of them

The first round of the NBA playoffs in the G7 Clippers' challenge to the Nuggets has ended, and the final result has also seen the Clippers lose the game by 19 points away. I thought it would be a fierce showdown, but I never thought it would be an overwhelming victory. The Clippers lost the G7 and were eliminated. The Clippers once played quite well from the beginning of this game, but the Nuggets expanded the score difference from the second quarter; in the second half, the score difference was widened to more than 30 points. In the end, the Clippers lost the final game. 22+9+7! The Clippers G-7 were eliminated, who is responsible for being eliminated? The three giants are two bad.

The Clippers' starting lineup was adjusted in this game, replacing Dunn with Jones Jr.; at the beginning, Jones Jr. scored seven points in a row, and Braun on the Nuggets won the team's first five points; Jokic was in poor form, and he made zero of five in the first quarter and made two mistakes, leaving the Nuggets behind and chased points. However, in the second quarter, the situation of the two teams changed. The Clippers only scored two points in the first 4 minutes of the offensive encounter. Westbrook ushered in an explosion of three-pointer hits, hitting the basket, stealing and offense and defense, and led the Nuggets to overtake 10:2, and then expanded the lead to double digits.

In the second half, the Clippers still relied on Leonard to support it, but then the Nuggets scored another 17:0, completely expanding the score difference in the game to more than 20 points. In this quarter, the Clippers' offense still did not recover significantly, and they only scored 19 points in a single quarter. The suspense of the game was almost gone. Although the Clippers once tried to narrow the score difference in the last quarter, they also scored the highest score of 35 points in a single quarter of this game. But unfortunately, the Nuggets fell too much ahead, and in the end, they defeated the Clippers 120:101 and completed the 7th victory and entered the Western Conference semi-finals.

In this game, the Nuggets performed in a multi-point performance. Although the star Jokic was in average and was plagued by fouls, he only scored 16 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists. However, other players of the team can stand up and score at different stages; the starting lineup Gordon scored 22 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, Braun scored 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists; Porter scored 6 of 11 shots and scored 15 points and 6 rebounds, but his personal positive and negative value was the highest in the team.

In addition, we have to praise Westbrook on the bench. In this game, Westbrook can be said to have provided the team with help from both offense and defense. He scored 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in 5 of 9 games, and had 5 steals. The enthusiasm on the field is visible to the naked eye. According to statistics, Westbrook's substitute scored at least 15 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals in a single game in less than 30 minutes, the first player in the NBA playoff history. Such Westbrook is worthy of praise and is also an important part of the team's ability to win the game.

Compared with the performance of the Nuggets, the Clippers' overall performance in the decisive game was not ideal. They relied on Leonard's hard work in the first half to support them; other players' performances were average. Leonard made 6 of 13 shots and scored 22 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, making him the only player in the team to score 20 points. The other two core members Powell and Harden both had a bad temper. Powell scored 9 points in 4 of 11 shots, Harden scored only 7 points in 2 of 8 shots. Although he gave 13 assists, the team's top-minus value was the bottom; two of the Big Three, which were the key factors in winning in the past, were awkward, and it was obviously unrealistic for the Clippers to win.

It is worth mentioning that Harden has zero points in the second half of his career so far in the playoffs so far; it is obvious that the sluggish life and death battle in the playoffs still plagued Harden and has become his nightmare. This is Harden's first round for two consecutive years and has missed the division final in the past seven years. Another statistics show that Harden never made a comeback in the series losing Tianwangshan, with a total record of 0:6. Of course, except for Powell and Harden, the team's overall performance is not as good as the Nuggets, and it seems that they are not ready to give it a try.

For the Clippers who were eliminated, it is time for them to think carefully about how to adjust the lineup. After all, in the past years, Powell's spending too much on salary and expenses has never been able to meet expectations. Do you think Harden and Leonard will continue to stay in the Clippers?