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The Clippers have two hidden dangers! The famous mouth is heartbroken, Jokic is convinced, and you have become an unknown hero

4:13pm, 9 May 2025Basketball

On May 2, the Clippers played against the Nuggets at home. At the end of the game, the Clippers successfully defeated the Nuggets 111-105. In the G4 and G5 games, the Clippers always played poorly at the start. In response to such problems, the Clippers finally changed this situation in this game. After the first quarter, the Clippers played very aggressively. Unfortunately, it was because of the open three-pointer, so the Clippers played a little passively. However, in the second quarter, the Clippers not only started to hit three-pointers, but more importantly, the Clippers could cause the Nuggets to make a mistake and counterattack, which means that Westbrook and others could respond, so the Clippers did not open the score. Unfortunately, the Clippers began to hit open three-pointers frequently in the second half of the game. Moreover, when the Nuggets chased the points, the Clippers could withstand the counterattack, and in the end, the Clippers tied the score of this round of series 3-3.

After this game, the Clippers also exposed two hidden dangers. The first hidden danger was the Clippers' three-pointer. In this game, the Clippers missed many open three-pointers. Among them, Jones and Dunn's performance was worrying, and Powell also found the outside three-pointer feeling in the second half of the game. Jones and Dunn should still get playing time in the next game, so this will undoubtedly become a hidden danger for the Clippers. The second hidden danger is that the Clippers performed unstable in the fourth quarter. In fact, the Clippers should have won steadily in the fourth quarter. Unfortunately, not only did the Clippers' offense in the second half, Harden still made mistakes at the critical moment, which means that there are problems with the Nuggets' offense. In this way, the Clippers won the game with difficulty. It can be said that the Clippers' performance at critical moments has also become a major hidden danger for the Clippers.

Although Harden performed well in this game, he was heartbroken after the game. After the game, Skip wrote on social media: I will choose the Nuggets to advance to the tiebreak. First of all, they play at home, and then you can't believe that Harden in the tiebreak game, whether it is home or away. It can be seen that the reason why skip saw that the Nuggets were able to win the tiebreak battle was not only because the Nuggets played against the Clippers at home, but more importantly, because Harden was not trusted. After all, Harden's performance was not trusted at critical moments, but in fact, Harden made a strong counterattack in today's game. Therefore, when Harden was not optimistic, Harden should really stand up and prove himself. It can be said that if Harden can perform well, the Clippers will undoubtedly have a greater chance of winning.

At the same time, after this game, Jokic was interviewed about Zubac's defense against him. Jokic said: Zubac defends very well, really very good! He all kind of made me doubt my shot. It can be seen that Jokic is really convinced about Zubac's defense. After all, Zubac brought Jokic enough physical pressure in this game, so it is difficult for Jokic to succeed in singles against Zubac, especially when Jokic was a critical moment in the fourth quarter, Zubac's influence on the Nuggets. After that, the Nuggets gradually lost the opportunity to reverse, so Jokic was really defeated by Zubac's defensive performance.

At the same time, you have become an unknown hero for the Clippers, and this person is Zubac. When many people pay attention to Harden's excellent performance in the game, Zubac was undoubtedly ignored. After all, Zubac's data in this game was not that good-looking, and when Batum was a veteran, Batum also received more attention, let alone Leonard also had outstanding performance in this game. Therefore, Zubac's performance on the court did not receive much attention. But in fact, Zubac's defense in this game was very uncomfortable. It can be said that if Zubac did not have Zubac's performance, the Clippers would be unable to win. Now according to statistics, today when Zubac was the main defender, Jokic made 5 of 14 shots, of which 1 of 8 shots in the second half. In the end, in this game, Zubac scored 10 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal and 3 blocks.

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