The Clippers lost the tiebreak battle! You may not find that this wave is 10-4 too critical! Change of formation = failure

On May 4, 2025, the Clippers ushered in the first round of G7 battle with the Nuggets away. Today's game is a back-to-back battle for both teams, after all, if they lose, they will be eliminated. In this game, the Clippers changed their formation and replaced Dunn with Jones Jr.! Jones Jr. scored 7 points in a row when he came up. Braun was not willing to be outdone and scored 5 points in a row. Although Jokic was in poor form, the Nuggets and the whole nation were soldiers, especially in the second quarter. Westbrook stepped forward to lead the team to play an offensive to establish a score advantage! The Clippers were 11 points behind in the first half. After the change of sides, the Nuggets' offensive continued to decline and established an advantage of more than 20 points in one fell swoop. The Clippers lost 16 points in a single quarter. After that, the Nuggets were once ahead of 30 points, and the game lost the suspense, and the Clippers were defeated and were eliminated in a dismal manner!

The main players of the Clippers scored, Harden scored 7 points, 5 rebounds 13 assists 2, 2 assists 2, Kobe Brown scored 13 points 3 assists, Bogdanovic scored 12 points 3 rebounds 1 assists, Derek Jones scored 12 points 2 rebounds 3 hats, Zubac scored 10 points 14 rebounds 2 assists, Powell scored 9 points 2 rebounds 2 assists, Christie scored 5 points 1 rebound 1 rebound 2 assists, Jordan Miller scored 4 points 1 rebound 4 assists 2 interrupts, Batum scored 3 points 2 rebounds 2 assists 2 hats, Dunn scored 3 points 1 rebound 1 assist 2 interrupts, Eubanks scored 1 point!

How did the Clippers lose to the Nuggets? In addition to the poor performance of Harden and Xiaoka, after all, Harden scored only 7 points in 2 of 8 shots in the game, and Harden made 0 of 2 shots in the second half, even without scores. This is the 18th time in Harden's career, when the score was zero in the first half or second half in the playoffs. You can know how bad the state of the two cores are. Xiaoka's data is good, with a plus-minus value-33 the lowest in the game! Another reason is also very critical, that is, the Clippers used Jones Jr.! Jones Jr. played in the G7 match for less than 17 minutes, and his starting lineup affected the advantage of the game! Especially in the last 3 minutes of the second quarter, in the anxious stage of the score, Jones Jr. replaced Powell on the court, and the Nuggets took advantage of the situation to score a 10-4 wave. Don't underestimate this small climax. He allowed the score difference to break through in one fell swoop but it was more than 10 points. The Nuggets used this as a basis for the second half to end the suspense of the game! !

In this game, Jones, who changed the formation, played 16 minutes and 35 seconds, contributing 12 points and 2 rebounds. In addition to being amazing in the beginning of the 7 points in a row due to the miraculous effect of changing the formation, he was mediocre and was a big colander on the defensive end, especially Murray, who hit him accurately! He averaged 7.3 points and 1.9 rebounds per game in 18.4 minutes per game, with shooting percentages of 43.8%, 30%, and 37.5% respectively in the three games. His outside line is really unsure!

G7 Coach Lu once hoped that Jones Jr. would change the situation on the court, but in the end he did not do as usual! Jones Jr. can play the role of shooting guard and small forward in the game. He has strong physical fitness and athletic ability, outstanding continuous jumping ability, certain outside shooting, and excellent finishing ability at the basket. He is a player with very good physical talent, but his offensive method is relatively single and easy to target in the game! The season's salary is 9.52 million US dollars, it can only be said that you get what you pay for!

Although he did not advance, Harden's performance in the season is still worthy of recognition! Last year, Harden signed a two-year contract with the Clippers, and a two-year player option of 36.3 million in the second year. Harden is likely to jump out of the contract and sign a new contract. Xiaoka's contract has two seasons left. What choice will Harden make then? Let's wait and see!