Kawhi scored 34+5+5+6 steals for a buzzer-beater, and the Clippers captured the Pelicans! Harden exploded with 24+14, and Zion Poole scored 59 points.

NBA Cup Western Conference Group B ushered in the competition between the Clippers and the Pelicans. In this campaign, Bradley Beal returned from injury and started with Harden, Kawhi Kawhi, Zubac, and Derrick Jones Jr. The Pelicans, who have lost four games in a row, have yet to win this season. In this campaign, Willie Green's starting five are Zion Williamson, Herbert Jones, Murphy, Missy and Fells. Dejounte Murray and Looney continue to be injured. Whether Harden can continue his strong performance, the duel between the two top strikers, Kawhi Kawhi and Zion, is the biggest highlight of this campaign.

Kawhi made 34+5+5+6 steals and scored a buzzer-beater, and the Clippers captured the Pelicans! Harden broke out with 24+14, and Zion Poole scored 59 points!

Full game review

At the beginning of the first quarter, Herbert Jones hit an outside shot, Zion and Zubac fought under the basket, Derrick Jones succeeded in a dunk, and Kawhi Kawhi and Herbert Jones fought in the mid-to-long distance. Zion and Missy scored in the penalty area one after another, and Kawhi made consecutive steals and succeeded in singles to stop the Clippers' bleeding. Zubac blocked Murphy, Kawhi stole the ball, Harden scored a layup, and Missy responded with a dunk. Murphy and Derrick Jones faced off from the outside. Zubac made a tip-in and then completed a dunk. Murphy responded with a three-pointer.

Zubac dunks

Zubac scored 4 points in a row under the basket. Alvarado responded with a long shot, Sadiq Bey scored with a throw, and Collins responded with a dunk. Quinn succeeded at the basket, Paul responded with a three-pointer, and Alvarado made 1 of 2 free throws. After the first quarter, the Clippers trailed 26-28, and Zubac scored 10 points in a single quarter.

In the second quarter, Harden stole the ball, and then his single was blocked. Harden hit the outside, Herbert Jones hit a long shot, and Daluo made 1 of 2 free throws. Harden made 2 free throws, then assisted Collins to score an alley-oop, Luo stole the ball, Poole hit the ball from the outside, and Collins dunked to make it 2+1. Murphy scored a three-pointer, Bill made 2 free throws, Collins succeeded under the basket, Batum scored from the outside, and the Clippers launched a 15-3 offensive frenzy. The Pelicans requested a timeout, Sadiq Bey dunked, Poole and Fells hit from the outside one after another, Fells made 2 free throws, and New Orleans launched a 10-0 offensive. Harden assisted Zubac for a dunk, Missy scored from the basket, Harden scored 3+1, Missy committed a first-level flagrant foul, and Xiaoka scored from the basket.

Harden jumper

Poole and Harden shot three-pointers, Zubac made 2 free throws, and Murphy responded with an alley-oop. Kawhi Kawhi and Poole each made 2 free throws. Dunn scored a layup after a steal. Harden made a layup and then assisted Derrick Jones for an alley-oop dunk. Kaka stole the ball, Poole blocked the shot, and Poole scored 2 three-pointers in a row. Harden scored from the outside, and Derrick Jones dunked at the buzzer. At halftime, the Pelicans trailed 59-67, and the Clippers led 41-31 in the quarter. Harden scored 14 points in the quarter.

Another rematch, Bill and Zion fought in the paint, Fels and Kawhi shot three-pointers, Zion scored with a throw, and Missy blocked Kawhi. Murphy hit a long shot at the buzzer, Derrick Jones responded with a dunk, Zion made 1 of 4 free throws, and Kawhi hit 2 difficult three-pointers. The Pelicans requested a timeout, Zubac blocked Murphy's long shot, Harden stole the ball and assisted Beal for a layup, Beal then scored from the outside, and Dunn scored with a throw. Sadiq Bey made 2 free throws, Kawhi scored 2+1 at the buzzer, and the Clippers took a 17-point lead.

Quinn made 2 free throws, Collins responded with a hook shot, Poole scored a three-pointer, Zion scored 4 points with consecutive free throws, Poole made 2 free throws, and the Pelicans launched an 11-2 offensive, narrowing the point difference to single digits. Dunn stole Poole and then scored a layup. Poole made another mistake and Collins missed a long shot. After the third quarter, the Pelicans trailed 84 to 94.

In the final decisive battle, Quinn scored a tip-in, Los Angeles responded with an alley-oop, Poole hit 2+1, Zion made 2 free throws, Poole made a long shot, and Tyronn Lue requested a timeout. Collins scored a three-pointer, Harden made 1 of 2 free throws, and the Clippers were able to stop the bleeding. Zion and Harden each scored points in singles, Los Angeles blocked Zion, Harden hit a three-pointer, and the Pelicans requested a timeout. Fells hit 2+1, Poole hit another three-pointer, Harden made a layup, Murphy scored from the outside, and Tyronn Lue requested a timeout. Fells scored a layup and the Pelicans tied the score.

Dunn defended Poole

Harden made a long shot and Derrick Jones hit a three-pointer. Fells stole Harden, Derrick Jones blocked Fells, and then made a mid-range shot. The Pelicans requested a timeout. Zion made 2 free throws, Poole scored a quick layup, Kawhi scored 4 points with consecutive shots and free throws, and Poole assisted Zion to score at the basket. Kawhi made 2 free throws, Zion scored on a throw, Kawhi scored a three-pointer, and the Clippers took the initiative on the court.

Herbert Jones scored an air-cut layup, Derrick Jones responded with an alley-oop dunk, and Zion stormed to the basket to tie 2+1. Harden's long shot was blocked, Sadiq Bey made 2 free throws, the point difference was only 2 points, and the suspense of victory and defeat returned. The Clippers requested a timeout, Kawhi made a mistake, Zion made 2 free throws, and New Orleans tied the score. At the countdown moment, Kawhi Kaguya scored a mid-range shot at the buzzer. The ball went in and the light came on. The Clippers defeated their opponent 126-124 and rejected a 17-point reversal. The Pelicans have lost five games in a row and continue to rank last in the Western Conference.

Two team statistics

For the Pelicans, Murphy made 6 of 14, 5 of 10 three-pointers and scored 17 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals. Fiers made 4 of 14 and contributed 13 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals. They were full of impact on both offense and defense. Herbert Jones had 11 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Bay had 8 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, Missy had 6 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists, Quinn had 6 points and 5 rebounds, Alvarado had 4 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, and Matkovic had 2 rebounds.

Kawhi scored a winning goal, and the Clippers narrowly defeated the Pelicans.

The Clippers, Derrick Jones scored 16 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks on 7-of-10 shots. He had a highlight performance of consecutive scoring in the final quarter. Zubac scored 14 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 blocks on 5-of-7 double-double data, showing his strength on both offense and defense. Collins had 14 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, Beal had 9 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, and Dunn had 6 points and 3 steals. They were very aggressive on the defensive end. Batum had 3 points and 5 rebounds, Brook Lopez had 3 points and 3 rebounds, Paul had 3 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists..

Kawhi Kawhi made 34+5+5+6 steals and scored the buzzer-beater

Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard went berserk in this game. Kawhi played 36 minutes, making 11 of 16 shots, 5 of 8 three-pointers, and 7 of 7 free throws. He scored 34 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 steals. Kawhi scored the highest score in the game with a shooting rate of 69%, and also made a team-high five three-pointers with a shooting rate of 63%. Moreover, as the player with the most free throws on the team, Kawhi has a 100% free throw shooting rate. Kaka, who scored 26 points in the second half, was able to get everything he asked for on the offensive end. Kaguya scored 12 points in the 3rd quarter and went on a rampage in the final quarter, scoring another 14 points.

Xiaoka celebrates on the court

As the steal leader in this game, Xiaoka is very intimidating on the defensive end. At the same time, Kaka's rebounds and assists data also ranked second in the team. Kaka, who was running rampant on both offense and defense, showed the absolute strength of a top striker. He can be said to be back to the top.

At the decisive moment, Xiaoka scored a buzzer-beating mid-range shot, becoming the winner of the battle. Data shows that in Kawhi's career so far, he has scored 10 winning goals in the last 5 seconds of the final quarter or overtime. In addition, this is also the third buzzer-beater in Kawhi's career. When Kawhi remains healthy, he is still the league's top star.

Harden broke out with 24+14

The Clippers backcourt giant James Harden achieved a big explosion. Harden played 39 minutes, making 8 of 19 shots, 4 of 13 three-pointers, and 4 of 5 free throws. He scored 24 points, 5 rebounds, 14 assists, and 2 steals. Harden scored the second-highest score on the team and also made the second-most 3-pointers on the team. Harden performed well on the offensive end, scoring 14 points in the second quarter.

James Harden

As the assist king in this game, Harden activated the Clippers' offensive system and helped the team achieve internal and external fire and everyone's strength. This was the key to their 17-point lead. In addition, Harden's rebounding and steals data ranked second and third on the team respectively. Harden showed his comprehensive skills and excellent team leadership ability. As the player who played the most minutes in this game, Harden can be said to have contributed to the Clippers' victory.

Zion Poole scored 59 points

The two giants of the Pelicans, Zion Williamson and Jordan Poole, tried their best in this battle. Zion played 33 minutes, made 9 of 17, 11 of 13 free throws, and scored 29 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Zion scored the team's second-highest score with a shooting rate of over 50%, and was very aggressive on the offensive end. As the player who stepped to the free throw line the most times in this campaign, Zion kept attacking the basket, helping the team keep the suspense of victory until the last moment.

Zion and Poole defended on the court.

Poole played 33 minutes, making 9 of 15 three-pointers, 7 of 13 three-pointers, and 5 of 5 free throws. He scored 30 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 block. Poole led the team in scoring with a 60% shooting rate and also made the most seven three-pointers in the game. Poole is in hot form on the offensive end and is the vanguard for the Pelicans to chase points. However, Warriors veteran Poole also made the most five turnovers in the game, which can be said to be true.

Jordan Poole

Zion Poole scored 59 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists in this battle, almost helping the Pelicans reverse the win. Unable to defeat the Clippers, Poole and Zion could only suffer a five-game losing streak.