Nightmare reappears! Small card scored 22 points and 5 rebounds, Harden only scored 7 points, 5 rebounds and 13 assists, and the maximum number of 35 points behind in the tiebreak is

In the first round tiebreak battle, the Clippers lost to the Nuggets 101-120 away, and were eliminated 3-4 in a big score and stopped in the first round. In the first quarter, the Clippers were still in contact with the Nuggets, but they lost 16 points in a single quarter in the second quarter, and 11 points behind the Nuggets 47-58 at the end of the half. In the third quarter, the Clippers collapsed at the beginning, losing 19-35 to the Nuggets again in a net loss of 16 points in a single quarter. At the end of the first three quarters, he was already 27 points behind the Nuggets 66-93, and the game was completely lost.

In the critical life-and-death battle, the Clippers lag behind by up to 35 points, and this performance is indeed unpredictable. This is not the first time they have encountered such a nightmare. In the 2020 Western Conference semi-finals, they also played against the Nuggets. The Clippers also collapsed in the second half of the tiebreak battle, and Leonard and George were also disappointed. The Clippers were not only eliminated, but also suffered a 1-3 major reversal.

Leonard was just right today, playing 33 minutes in the game, 6 of 13 shots, 2 of 4 three-pointers, 8 of 9 free throws, scored 22 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, and only made 1 turnover, but the plus-minus value -33 is the lowest in the whole game, and it is also a new low for the plus-minus value of a single game in his personal career.

Harden was once again awkward today, playing for 35 minutes, 2 of 8 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, 1 of 4 three-pointers, and only scored 7 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals, but sent 13 assists and 2 turnovers, with a plus-minus value of -29. Harden performed well in the first half, playing in 22 minutes, making 2 of 6 shots, contributing 7 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 interruptions, but there was no sense of presence in the second half.

Zubac performed well, played 32 minutes, made 5 of 10 shots, 0 of 2 free throws, scored 10 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, with a plus-minus value of -17. Jones Jr. played for 16 minutes in the game, made 5 of 10 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, scored 12 points, 2 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Bogdan came on the bench for 17 minutes, made 5 of 9 shots, 1 of 5 three-pointers, 1 of 1 free throw, scored 12 points and 3 rebounds, and had 3 turnovers and 4 fouls.

Powell performed poorly, played 32 minutes, made 4 of 11 shots, 0 of 3 three-pointers, 1 of 1 free throw, scored only 9 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, and made 3 turnovers and 3 fouls, plus-minus value -31. Veteran Batum came on as a substitute for 28 minutes, made 1 of 3 three-pointers, scored 3 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks, with a plus-minus value of -27.