The Clippers were defeated by 21 points! Harden tried his best with 15+11, Kawhi only had 10 points, and Tyronn Lue used a useless formation.

On October 23, the NBA regular season continued. Today, the Clippers ushered in their opening game. The team visited Utah to challenge the Jazz. Generally speaking, strong teams will encounter strong teams in the opening game, but the Clippers encountered an underdog like the Jazz. This was a good opportunity for the Clippers to get off to a good start. Unexpectedly, they encountered a bad start. Next, let’s talk about the game process first, and then talk about the players’ performance.

Game review:

At the beginning of the first quarter, Markkanen scored 5 points in a row and the Jazz took the lead. Zubac and Bill scored 5 points together to open up the Clippers. Markkanen and Kessler scored 9 points together. The Jazz scored 14 points. The -4 climax directly established a double-digit lead. When Harden saw that his teammates were not doing well, he continued to attack and pass to help the team score 5 points to stop the bleeding. However, after coming off the bench, the Jazz once again hit an offensive climax under the leadership of Clayton. After the first quarter, the Jazz led by 24 points.

In the second quarter, Mykhailiuk hit a three-pointer to help the Jazz expand their lead. Daluo and Collins responded with 5 points together. Miha hit another three-pointer, Daluo responded with two three-pointers, Markkanen hit a three-pointer, and Harden made two free throws to stop the bleeding. After that, the Jazz's outside firepower was still fierce. Makar, Hendricks and Filipovsky hit three-pointers one after another. Driven by the three, the point difference became wider and wider. The Clippers trailed by 31 points at halftime.

Change of side and Kessler's inside kill helped the Jazz expand their lead. Jones and Leonard responded by scoring 5 points together. Kessler and Filipovski scored 4 points together. Jones Jr.'s inside kill returned. In response, Marca led the team to a 7-0 climax that directly expanded the lead to 37 points. After that, the Clippers, driven by Zubac and Leonard, gradually narrowed the point difference. At the end of the third quarter, the Clippers trailed their opponents by 28 points.

Although the Clippers did not want to give up, the point difference was too big and they were unable to recover. In the fourth quarter, Tyronn Lue replaced the substitute lineup early, and the team also chose to call it quits. In the end, the Clippers also lost to the Jazz, and the team suffered a disastrous defeat in the opening game.

The Jazz's anti-aircraft guns burst out

The Jazz were able to beat the Clippers in this battle because of their athletic ability and anti-aircraft guns. Marca, Hendricks, and Filipovsky are all very flexible big shooters. They also made it difficult for the Clippers to deal with. The Clippers' big men couldn't keep up, and the small ones couldn't interfere with their shooting. Last season, due to the rebuilding of the Jazz, Makar was also frustrated. Now he finally got the opportunity to use his full firepower. In this campaign, he scored 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists on 8 of 13 shots in the game and 4 of 7 three-pointers. His playing at the 3rd position was a complete dimensionality reduction attack.

Kessler also dominated both offense and defense in this campaign. He made 7 of 7 from the field, 2 of 2 from 3-point range, and scored 22 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 4 blocks. Whether it was facing Luo Luo, Zubac or Collins, the Jazz did not intend to renew his contract. To be honest, with Kesler's potential and immediate combat ability, the Jazz put him on the shelf and exchanged him for two first-round picks. In this campaign, Bailey came on as a substitute due to injury and did not get many opportunities.

Bailey scored 2 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists on 1-of-3 shooting. George played well in this campaign, scoring 16 points and 9 assists. He connected the team very well. To be honest, in this game, Tyronn Lue asked Jones to lead the defense on George. It was confusing. George did not have the strength. There are already many veterans in the team. It was a wise choice to let Jones guard a scorer like Makar. Letting him guard George was simply overqualified.

Tylen Lue committed a crime

Harden played very easily in the preseason, making various moves. The team's substitutes were strong and the starting lineup was competitive, but it was all an illusion at the time. Everyone didn't play seriously during the game. Now it's the regular season and all teams are starting to take it seriously. The old guys of the Clippers are not so relaxed. Harden can't paddle now. He made 5 of 12 in this game and scored 15 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists.

Leonard scored 10 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists on 3-of-9 shooting. He was in poor condition. If you need to rest, take more rest and give some opportunities to young players such as Collins. Now it is just a waste of time. Bill scored 5 points and 1 rebound on 2 of 5 shots in the game. Bill played very restrainedly. After all, he had just arrived, and Tyronn Lue did not give him too much ball rights and tactical status. To be honest, if Tyronn Lue used Bill like this, he would not be as good as Powell at the time.

Zubac did his best in this campaign. He scored 19 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists on 9-of-13 shooting. Paul scored 4 points and 4 assists. Luo tried his best with 15 points. Collins is a 4th position at his peak. His speed can match big shooters like the Jazz. As a result, Tyronn Lue let him and Paul play as a substitute. Isn't this a waste of talent? Tyronn Lue is just stupid. I hope he can find a reasonable way to match the lineup as soon as possible.

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