The Clippers narrowly lost the night: Harden nearly replicated Tracy McGrady’s miracle, Jones Jr.’s injury condition is not optimistic

Today, the NBA regular season continues, and a focus game begins. The Los Angeles Clippers, who also lack the team's leader, play away against the Boston Celtics. In the end, after four quarters, the Clippers lost to their opponents 118:121 and missed their second consecutive victory.

Although they lost, the dazzling performance of Clippers star James Harden cannot be concealed. Harden played 37 minutes in the game, making 9 of 22 shots, 5 of 11 three-pointers, and 14 of 15 free throws. He scored a game-high 37 points, plus 7 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal. With this, Harden also became the fourth player in history to score at least 35 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in two consecutive games at the age of 36 or above.

In the first half, Harden was in poor condition and only scored 5 points, and the Clippers fell into a passive position; in the second half, Harden made successful adjustments and scored 32 points on sudden inside and outside shots. Especially in the last 19 seconds, Harden resisted the close pressure of White and Brown, the two defensive heroes of the Green Army, and scored 9 points in a row (two three-pointers, one foul and three free throws). If not for the tying three-pointer at the last moment, Harden would have created a point-chasing miracle comparable to Tracy McGrady's "13 points in 35 seconds".

It is worth mentioning that this game is a microcosm of Harden's recent good state. In the past four games, Harden scored 30+ points three times and 20+ points once. He averaged 34 points, 9.8 rebounds and 8.8 assists in 39.3 minutes per game. His three shooting percentages were 47.1%, 41.9% and 90.5%. Although Harden broke out on the field, and the offensive and defensive organizations grabbed hold and carried the team on his shoulders, but it was helpless that "two fists could not defeat four hands." No one else in the Clippers formation could give Harden enough help, and they lost three of the four games. A 36-year-old veteran burns himself but can hardly win. This kind of lone hero's character makes people respect and feel sorry for him.

In addition to losing, a worrying thing also happened, that is, the Clippers starting forward Jones Jr. retired due to injury. In the second quarter of the game, Brown of the Green Army lost his balance and hit Jones Jr.'s leg when he fell to the ground to save the ball. Then Jones fell to the ground in pain and lay on the ground for a long time before being carried off the field. Before the game was about to end, a camera captured Jones Jr. watching the game in the tunnel with a cane, looking quite uncomfortable.

After the game, Clippers coach Tyronn Lue talked about Jones Jr.'s injury in an interview. Lue said: "Jones Jr.'s condition does not look optimistic, but we have to wait until his injury is re-evaluated before we know the specific severity." It should be noted that Jones Jr. has an old injury on his right knee. He has been wearing a knee brace. This time he was pressed by Brown again. The injury may be a bit serious. In any case, I wish Jones Jr.’s MRI results tomorrow can avoid serious injuries such as ligament tears. After all, the Clippers really can’t afford injuries now!