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Harden plays 28+6+8 for 47 minutes and saves himself. He hits 17 points in a single quarter. The tiebreak is coming.

3:05pm, 9 May 2025Basketball

On May 2, the NBA playoffs continued. After losing to Tianwang Mountain, the Los Angeles Clippers were on the verge of life and returned to their home court to continue facing the Denver Nuggets. Harden of

G5 performed quite sluggishly and was under a lot of pressure. In the first quarter of G6, Harden made a layup against Jokic during the counterattack. Afterwards, Deng Ge faced Braun's defense and changed directions and rushed to the inside, and made a layup again.

Deng Ge's physical posture has shown his attitude. He singled out Braun. After Deng Ge showed off his overlords, he suddenly went to the basket to attract double teams and gave Zubac a nanny-level assist. The difference between

is that Brother Deng did not play in the first quarter and was replaced with 1 minute and 25 seconds left. At the end of the first quarter, the Clippers fell behind 25-28.

Beginning the second quarter, Jokic rested off the court, Harden and Leonard were both on the court, and Tyron Lue changed the rhythm of the rotation. Deng Ge made a foul on Murray, and made both free throws.

The entire Clippers team was active enough. Bogdan stole Murray during the defense and passed the ball quickly. Harden flew onto a layup, which was very successful. Afterwards, Brother Deng faced Porter with the help of cover, rushed in without hesitation, and glided for a layup. The Clippers made an 8-2 attack wave, and Harden scored 6 points alone.

Jokic returned to the court, but the Nuggets had no way to stop Harden's score. After breaking through again, Harden saw Braun reaching out his hand on the right corner and immediately made a three-pointer foul, making all three free throws.

Nuggets learned their lessons and no longer suppressed the defense. Harden misplaced against Jokic, staged a signature step-back three-pointer, and 14 minutes and Harden ignited the audience.

At the end of this quarter, Harden scored another three-pointer. At the end of the half, the Clippers led 57-56, Harden scored 21 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, and his score was almost twice that of the G5.

In the third quarter, Leonard and Powell shone with two stars, and the Clippers scored 14 points in the first 16 points. As Harden scored against Murray's throw, the Clippers scored a 20-9 attack wave, expanding their lead to double digits.

Although Harden only scored 2 points in this quarter, he sent 4 assists. At the end of the third quarter, the Clippers led 90-79. At the beginning of the last quarter, Tyron Lu tasted the sweetness of both the dual cores in the rotation stage. Harden and Leonard were both on the court. Deng Ge failed to make a layup and grabbed a tough tip-in, and scored another 2 points.

There was a problem with the Nuggets' rotation. Jokic defended Harden and took advantage of his relatively slow pace. Harden scored a three-pointer, with 7 minutes and 58 seconds left in the final quarter, and the Clippers led by 14 points.

The score difference between the two teams has never been widened. With 30 seconds left in the last quarter, the Clippers led 110-105, Harden dropped the ball, but Jokic missed a layup, the Nuggets could only foul Leonard, and Xiaoka made one of two free throws.

In the end, the Clippers defeated the Nuggets 111-105, and the two teams will have a tiebreak battle. In the whole game, Harden played for 47 minutes, made 10 of 20, including 3 of 8 three-pointers and 5 of 5 free throws, scoring 28 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, and made 4 mistakes. Powell scored 24 points with 9 of 14 shots, Leonard scored 27 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, and the three Clippers exploded in full swing.

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