Although Harden's absence from the game will have some impact on Harden, winning Game 6 greatly boosted the Rockets' morale, and the Clippers' military morale began to waver as a result.
Game 6 is a home game, and after the third quarter they are still leading by a big score. In this situation, they can lose. Game 7 is an away game, and the Clippers have no hope no matter what.
The Game 7 battle was held at the Rockets' home court. The Rockets came on full fire in this game. They defeated the Clippers 28:21 in a single quarter, leading by 7 points.
Harden, who was on the bench in the last quarter of the last game, performed well in this game. He scored 12 points on 4 of 6 shots in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, it was Howard's turn to show his strength. He scored 11 points on 5 of 5 shots in the quarter and had 8 rebounds, leading the Rockets to a quarter score of 28:25.
Leading by ten points at halftime. The Rockets were clearly in control of the situation.
Harden stood up again in the third quarter. He scored 10 points in a single quarter. Ariza also performed well. He scored 8 points in a single quarter. The Rockets scored 29:22 in the third quarter, and the point difference continued to widen.
The Clippers did not give up in the 4th quarter. They once chased the point difference to within 10 points, but the Rockets felt good, especially Harden, who kept getting to the free throw line and made nine out of ten free throws in a single quarter, keeping the point difference within 10 points.
Very close.
In the end, the Rockets won the Game 7 game 113:100, eliminated the Clippers with a big score of 4:3, and successfully advanced to the Western Conference Finals.
Of course the Rockets are happy to win, but the Clippers must be disappointed!
All members of the Clippers were dissatisfied with the result. They were not satisfied with the loss. They all thought it was an accident and an accident. In terms of strength alone, they were still one of the strongest in the league!
It is for this reason that Rivers later said boldly: "The Warriors were lucky to win the championship. They just didn't meet strong teams like the Clippers and Spurs, but met the Rockets!"
Rivers said that if the Clippers could eliminate the Rockets and join the Warriors, they would definitely defeat the Warriors and win the championship, because the Clippers are more comfortable beating the Warriors than the Rockets.
I don’t know what kind of confidence Rivers has or what kind of medicine he took to make him say such a thing.
Do this Clippers have the strength?
have!
But the strength is just that!
This is clearest from the results. Afterwards, the Rockets met the Warriors and were swept by a gentleman 4:1. However, the same Rockets played seven games against the Clippers and finally won!
If I have to say it, it is true that teams are somewhat incompatible. For example, fast-paced and slow-paced teams are more incompatible. When a team with good offense and a team with good defense play a game, it is easy to achieve a huge difference in points.
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However, that only happens sometimes, and this happens mostly in the regular season. It is very difficult for this to happen in the playoffs.
If you want to play fast and I want to play slow, what will be the final rhythm? It all depends on which team is stronger overall.
Whoever is stronger will be able to control the situation, and he is more likely to have the final say on the final rhythm.
Who is better, a team with good offense or a team with good defense? This is the same as the problem of spear and shield. Is the spear sharper or the shield stronger? In the end, it depends on which one uses better materials and which one has better quality!
Putting aside the overall strength and talking about the conflict of playing style, that’s just being a hooligan!
Compared with the overall strength, the Clippers cannot compare with the Warriors.
The Clippers have Paul and the Warriors have Curry. The Warriors have a slight advantage in this regard.
The Clippers have Griffin, and the Warriors have Green. Although Griffin has a considerable advantage based on personal strength, if you look at it as a team, Green's role is no worse than Griffin!
Griffin can attack and Green can defend. Griffin's offense is automatically downgraded when it encounters Green. In turn, Griffin's defensive weaknesses are clearly exposed in front of Curry.
Green's offensive ability is indeed much worse than Griffin's, and his singles ability is even different. However, in the Warriors, Green does not need to play in singles. With the Splash Brothers, he does not need to take shots often. It can be said that Green is a perfect fit for the Warriors.
The Warriors are a well-oiled machine with him!
So the Warriors are not bad at this point, or not much worse.
The Warriors' advantages in other aspects are not small.
Klay is not a little bit better than Redick, there is no doubt about it!
In terms of shooting skills alone, Reddick is indeed good, but he is still a little worse than Clay, especially when encountering tough battles!
Compared to defense, Klay is more than a little bit higher than Redick!
Klay's defense is also one of the best among the entire league's defenders, especially his defensive switching ability, which is among the best!
Redick is famous as a cash machine!
Jordan and Bogut can match up, but the difference between the two Barnes is huge!
Although the Warriors' Barnes can be a bit tough at times, he defends very well, is young and durable, and can also switch to a small guard in the low post. He is also one of the top ten small forwards in the league.
The Clippers' Matt Barnes is different. He is already 35 years old, his athletic ability has declined, and his three-point shooting is not very reliable. Compared with the Warriors' Barnes, he is not even a little bit worse!
There is nothing comparable to the Clippers in terms of team play. They only have three. One is the pick-and-roll between Paul and Griffin, the other is Redick running out to catch and shoot three-pointers, and the third is singles-Paul
Singles with Griffin.
Speaking of which, Paul and Griffin are indeed very powerful in pick-and-rolls, but they have a problem, that is, there is not much space on the court, and the three-point threat is not great.
The Clippers usually play with the twin towers. At this time, Griffin has no three-pointers, let alone Jordan. He can't even figure out free throws. With the two of them together, the court becomes more crowded.
There is no space, and the Clippers are standing on the outside with Barnes, who is not very accurate in three-pointers, so the Warriors' defense must be easy.
As long as Jordan is on the court, he just shrinks!
With the Warriors' defensive flexibility, there's no problem if they shrink appropriately.
As for Redick's catch-and-shoot three-point tactic, the Warriors are even less afraid of it. They are not afraid of anyone other than running without the ball!
The Warriors with Green have never had a big problem on the defensive end!
As for singles, the Warriors are not afraid either!
Griffin's offense has never been easy when faced with Green. Paul is indeed a bit powerful, but he has never been a defender who leads the team to win by relying on individual scoring, and his scoring explosiveness is much worse than Curry!
The most important thing is that the Warriors can play five small teams, unlimited defense changes, and can perfectly deal with the Clippers' singles. What does the Clippers have?
Let Griffin play center?
So is the Clippers' defense worth watching?
Therefore, the Warriors are much better than the Clippers in the starting lineup, but if they are only better than the Clippers in the starting lineup, the Clippers have little chance of winning!
Of course, it is still possible for the Clippers to win one or two games if they only play one series with the starters.
If substitutes are added, the Clippers will have no chance to play!
The Clippers only have one tactic as a substitute, and that is Crawford's singles!
It's really hard to guard against Crawford when he gets his hands on him, but he is a famous neurotic and not very reliable.
And the Warriors have Iguodala as a substitute, a strong defensive player who even gives James a headache. Dealing with Crawford is not a big deal, right?
Whether it's defense or offense, the Warriors' bench is much better than the Clippers!
What about letting the Clippers start more minutes?
It's not very realistic, because the Clippers' main players are much older than the Warriors!
How old can you be without me?
The starters can't win, the substitutes are even worse, they're a lot older, they can't compete in shooting, and they can't win with their physical strength and athleticism. Just ask, what can the Clippers do to beat the Warriors?
