Harden s efficient performance

In this game, the Clippers face the Suns, who were swept in four games last season, in their home opener.

The disastrous defeat to the Jazz in their last away game disgraced the team. Facing the young Suns, the Clippers could not afford to lose.

The starting lineup still continued the sluggish state since the preseason. The team's rebounds were exploded, the defense was abnormal, and soon fell behind in the first quarter.

Harden's overall performance remained calm. He made 4 of 4 shots in the first quarter, made 2 three-pointers, and made 4 free throws. He scored 14 points in a single quarter.

Harden scored for the first time at 9:36 seconds. Harden held the ball through half court. Zubac and Jones double-covered in the high post. Zubac ran to the penalty area to attract Iguodaro's defense. Jones blocked Dunn. Harden broke through the basket and scored 2+1.

9:11 Harden doesn't have the ball, Zubac holds the ball at the top of the arc. Jones screens for Harden and blocks Dunn. Harden goes around to the left to receive the ball. Zubac goes down and attracts the opponent's defense. Harden hits a three-pointer.

In 5 minutes of the first quarter, the Clippers fell behind by 9 points. This was also the Suns' largest lead in the game. The Clippers, who had been replaced by substitutes, began to chase points under the leadership of Harden.

5:09 Harden broke through the penalty area and passed to Jones who was ambushing in the left corner. Jones hit a three-pointer.

At 4:13 seconds, Lopez protected the frame and Harden counterattacked. Facing the attack of two people, he broke through inside and tied it to 2+1

. At 3:15 seconds, Dunn held the ball through half court and handed it to Lopez at the top of the key. Dunn made an off-ball pick-and-roll to block O'Neal, Harden's right 45 ° Lopez found the open space in time, Harden opened his hand and made a three-pointer, tying the Suns.

At 4:16 seconds of the second quarter, Harden held the ball at the top of the arc. Jones pulled 45° to the left without the ball. Harden passed the ball in place, and Jones' three-pointer was terrifyingly accurate.

After a breakthrough at 1:10 of the second quarter, Kaka passed a 45° pass to Harden on the right side. Harden caught the ball and adjusted and hit a three-pointer directly.

At 0:50 of the second quarter, Harden used Zubac and Dunn to double cover in the high post and held the ball for a three-pointer.

At 0:32 of the second quarter, Harden, who had already made a good shot, counterattacked and faced Booker, directly choosing a long three-pointer.

Third quarter 11:11 Harden grabbed the rebound and directly found Kaka who was rushing down the frontcourt, scoring easily.

At 8:06 of the third quarter, Harden found Bill who was cutting into the penalty area and passed the ball very imaginatively.

Throughout the game, Harden made 8 of 12 shots and 5 of 7 three-pointers. They were basically open three-pointers and three-point opportunities created by one-step adjustments or teammates through pick-and-roll tactics.

Although there are not many inside breakthroughs, the hit rate is not low.

When the team's offense began to have more options, his personal offensive efficiency began to recover.

Harden played 28 minutes in the game and scored a game-high 30 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. His plus-minus value of 22 ranked second on the team. He can be said to be the biggest contributor to the victory.

The Clippers are slowly getting used to it, but the starting lineup still has a lot of problems, especially on the defensive end. Repeatedly losing rebounds and losing defensive position are problems that the Clippers urgently need to solve.

On the offensive end, how Bill can integrate into the team faster is also a problem that the team needs to solve.

However, Harden's personal condition remained good at the start of the game, which is completely different from the preseason slump, which is a very good signal.

Fans don’t have to worry. The regular season is very long, and it’s not a bad thing to expose problems in advance.

Need to give the team more patience and confidence.

Harden is also using his performance to lead the team on the right track.