Riaan Iphasishi elingemuva ngaphakathi kwe-Crypto.com Arena exhumanisa izindlu zokushintshela zasekhaya nezivakashi ngokuvamile iyindawo ejabulisayo njengoba abasebenzi befolela ukudla kwangemuva komdlalo futhi abadlali beshintshana ngezinga eliphezulu nezikhulu lapho bephuma esakhiweni.
Ngo-10 ebusuku ngoLwesibili kwase kuthule kakhulu kule sizini, njengoba ama-Clippers uzibuze ukuthi ngabe bahlulwe okungaphezu komdlalo obaluleke kakhulu ekudlaleni kwabo ngemuva kwesizini.
Isigamu sehora ngaphambili, kusele imizuzu emi-4 namasekhondi angama-38 engxenyeni yesine, i-All-Star phambili UPaul GeorgeIdolo langakwesokudla liboshelwe futhi lagoba emuva njengoba ehlala ngemuva kokubamba i-rebound ebhekene no-Luguentz Dort we-Oklahoma City.
UGeorge wawela enkantolo wahlala lapho imizuzu lapho ozakwabo bemzungezile ngesikhathi abasebenzi bezokwelapha beguqe phezu kwakhe. Uphume enkantolo ngaphandle kokubeka isisindo emlenzeni, isisebenzi esisodwa ngaphansi kwehlombe ngalinye simsiza simthwale simbheke egunjini lokushintshela.
Ngaphambi kokuthi umqeqeshi uTyronn Lue ahlangane nezintatheli ngemuva koku 101-100 ukulahlekelwa, waphithizela nezikhulu zeqembu ephaseji elingaphandle kwendawo yokushintshela. UGeorge usahlolwa kabusha, kusho uLue. UGeorge wakhishwa enkundleni ngemuva kwenqola, umlenze wakhe wesokudla weluliwe.
Uma uGeorge, obhekane nokungakhululeki edolweni lakhe langakwesokudla kule sizini kodwa ekuqaleni kwale nyanga ezimemezele ukuthi uphile saka, uphuthelwa isikhathi, khona-ke izifiso ze-postseason zeClippers zingadinga ukuthi zihlolwe kabusha, futhi, inkanyezi yezinga likaGeorge okunzima ukuyishintsha. , ngisho nakolunye lwezinhla ezijulile ze-NBA. Uthole amaphuzu angu-28.3, ama-rebound ayisithupha kanye nabasizi abahlanu emidlalweni yakhe eyisikhombisa edlule engena ngoLwesibili, okuwumdlalo obuqondane nerekhodi lika-5-2.
“Indoda elandelayo phezulu,” inkanyezi phambili Kawu Leonard kusho.
I-Clippers iphinde yathola elinye igoli emdlalweni wokugcina ngesikhathi u-Leonard ebamba i-rebound evikelayo kusele imizuzwana engu-21 futhi waqhumisa phezulu iThunder ihamba phambili.
U-Leonard akakwazanga ukudlula endaweni yokuzivikela eqinile ka-Dort, ibhola alizange lisuke ezandleni zika-Leonard ngesikhathi ezabalazela ukuthola indawo. Imizamo yakhe yokuqhubekela phambili yadedelwa ngemuva komsindo wokugcina, futhi uLeonard wancenga ukuba enze iphutha.
“Bashwabene phansi,” kusho uLeonard. “Kungenye incazelo yokuthi singavulelani inkundla. … Ngizoyithatha umnikazi wayo. Bekufanele nakanjani ngiphonse ithawula.”
ULeonard uqede enamaphuzu angu-21, ama-rebound ayisithupha, ama-assist amahlanu namantshontsho amabili, uGeorge amaphuzu angu-18 nama-rebound ayisikhombisa, abasizi abahlanu kanye nokuntshontsha okuthathu.
Umgadli weClippers uKawhi Leonard (2) uvikelwa unogada we-Oklahoma City Thunder u-Aaron Wiggins (21) esiwombeni sokuqala ngoLwesibili e-Crypto.com Arena.
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Ama-Clippers aphakathi kuka-38-35, umdlalo owodwa ngemuva kwe-Phoenix esendaweni yesine, kanti i-Oklahoma City ineminyaka engu-36-36, kweyesikhombisa, imidlalo engu-1½ ilandela ama-Clippers ngemuva kokubahlula okwesithathu kuma-try amaningi.
Ngemuva kweminyaka emine abakwaClippers behwebe ngoShai Gilgeous-Alexander ukuze kube lula isivumelwano sikaGeorge esiphinde safaka isiginesha yenhlangano yamahhala kaLeonard, uGilgeous-Alexander wathola amaphuzu angu-31 ukuhola iThunder.
Ukuqala kweClippers kukhomba ukuthi bayakuqonda ukubaluleka komdlalo. Iqembu elivame ukuzithola lidlala ngemuva ngenkathi lijwayelana nabadlali abathathu abashintshayo abasha – i-Clippers inesilinganiso esibi esilinganisweni samakota okuqala kusukela ngekhefu le-All-Star – ibambe ukulawula ngamandla. Phakathi nemizuzu emine, i-dribble ka-Gilgeous-Alexander yayihlwithwe kathathu ngamadoda aphesheya kohwebo, uGeorge noLeonard, inzuzo yokugcina eholele ekudumeni kukaRussell Westbrook, owasungula indima ka-All eminyakeni eyishumi edlule. -I-Star Thunder point guard.
Ukuqhuma kwamandla okuzivikela kunikeze ukuhola okungu-18-4. Futhi lapho inyamalala, futhi ama-Clippers aphuthelwa amashothi angu-11 elandelana, i-Oklahoma City yaphendula nge-run yayo engu-18-4.
Ngesikhathi sekhefu, ama-Clippers abephansi ngumdlali oyisihlanu noyedwa obalulekile.
Phakathi kokudubula okunonya – lapho abaqalayo be-Clippers behlulekile ukwenza amaphuzu amathathu esiwombeni sokuqala, uLeonard noGeorge bahlanganisa amashothi amahlanu kwangu-16 futhi iqembu lageja okuyisishiyagalombili kokungu-15 kokuphonswa kwamahhala – amaClippers nawo alahlekelwe uTerance. Mann. Unogada oyisipele ukhishwe ngo-4:24 ngaphambi kwesigamu yisikhulu uCurtis Blair ngemuva kwamaphutha amabili obuchwepheshe avutha ngokushesha.
Ngokusho kwalesi sikhulu, uMann wamthuka kabi, ecasulwa ukuthi ukushayela uLeonard kanye namaphuzu angazange ashayelwe ucingo – uLeonard, naye owathola i-technical, uthe lesi sikhulu saxolisa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi – kodwa ubuchwepheshe bukhishwe ngokushesha kangangokuthi ozakwabo basale behlahle amehlo njengoba uMann ebheke emhubheni nasegunjini lokushintshela, ubusuku bakhe buqede amaphuzu ayisishiyagalombili emizuzwini engu-11.
Ukushayela kweligi kaGilgeous-Alexander okuhamba phambili ku-1,451 kule sizini kukhiqize imizamo yokuphosa yeligi ephezulu engama-338, kwathi ngemuva kokuthi umshayeli wakhe wokuqala engahambanga ndawo emelene nokuvikela okunonya kukaLeonard noGeorge, waqala ukuxazulula izingqinamba zabo zokuzivikela ngamaphuzu ayi-12 ingxenye yesithathu – kufaka phakathi obhasikidi abahlanu ngaphakathi kopende.
Okugqamile, okusize iClippers ukuthi ihambe phambili ngokungena kweyesine, isheshe yathathelwa indawo ukukhathazeka ngokuhamba kukaGeorge.
