The Clippers failed to tiebreak, how much is Harden s responsibility? It s a bit unfair to let Harden bear all the charges

The Clippers and the Nuggets played against each other in the tiebreak. In the end, the Clippers lost the most critical game 101-120. Before the game, Clippers boss Ballmer spent a lot of money to invite loyal fans of the Clippers to cheer up the game. Unfortunately, except for a brief lead in the first quarter, the Clippers have been suppressed by the Nuggets since the second quarter, and eventually missed the second round of the playoffs. Since the game was lost, someone must take responsibility. Today, let’s analyze why the Clippers lost from multiple aspects.

First of all, from the game, we look at the Clippers played well in the first quarter, and who is the person who contributed the most in the first quarter? I think it is Jones and Harden. There is no need to say more about the former. It must be a position that the Nuggets can empty. It is understandable to get 7 points at the beginning. In fact, Harden is the key to really letting the Clippers lead. Although he only took one shot, Harden gave out 6 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block. Although all the players performed well, Leonard laid a hidden danger since the first quarter, that is, his touch was not good and he made 1 of 4 shots. The turning point of the game was the beginning of the second quarter, and Harden was not on the court at this time. When the Nuggets began to chase points, the Clippers did not choose to play steadily, but relied too much on the outside three-point shooting. The Nuggets quickly overturned the score. After resting for less than 2 minutes, the Clippers quickly replaced Harden. At this time, both momentum and firepower, the Clippers had already begun to be at a disadvantage. Braun is in good condition on the Nuggets. The most important thing is that Westbrook showed good enthusiasm, with 10 points and 2 steals in a single quarter, completely disrupting the Clippers' offensive rhythm.

Overall, Harden only scored 7 points, 5 rebounds and 13 assists in the whole game, and his performance was indeed not outstanding enough. So how much responsibility should Harden bear? The author believes that Harden may be guilty, but he cannot bear it alone. You should know that the core of the offense in this game is Leonard. He has continued for three quarters since the low shooting percentage of the first quarter. Although Leonard scored 22 points in terms of data, in the key second quarter, he did not seize the opportunity to lead and then widen the gap. Especially when Harden was off the court, Leonard's poor performance was actually the beginning of the Clippers' defeat.

In the end, Leonard had a positive and negative value of -33, the lowest in the team. Leonard's performance in data is indeed better than Harden, but from the perspective of the overall impact of the game, he needs to bear heavier responsibilities. Harden at least made the team a short lead with his influence, and the team's defeat happened to be the time for him to rest after the game, but Leonard did not take on the responsibility of the leader in this game, especially in the critical second quarter.

Of course, we cannot expect them to bear all responsibilities. Who will still bear the responsibility for the team's loss? Powell, Powell, who made 11 shots, only scored 9 points, and his poor shooting percentage wasted a lot of opportunities for shooting. The Clippers kept Powell on the court for the purpose of attacking. When the offense could not help the team, Powell on the defensive end was the opponent's ATM. In fact, overall, the core of the Clippers' loss is not only lack of fighting spirit, but the most important thing is to be inaccurate on the outside.

Jones made 1 of 4, Harden made 1 of 4, Powell made 0 of 3, and Bogdan made 1 of 5. When the Clippers chose to compete with the Nuggets for fire, it was difficult to win with such a three-point shooting percentage. Harden did not score too many points to be forgiven for having a double-team with his opponent, but Harden gave an assist and it was not Harden's responsibility to not make a big open three-pointer.

Losing is the responsibility of the whole team. If Harden is allowed to bear it alone, I think it is not fair. After all, Harden is the key to playing in the playoffs. Harden also contributes a lot to the tiebreak battle. Therefore, it is a bit far-fetched for Harden to rely on Harden's efforts this season.