The Clippers lost 4 consecutive games! Tyronn Lu suffered from Harden: no substitutions in the last 10 minutes + Paul suffered DNP for the first time

The Clippers suffered 4 consecutive losses! Tyronn Lue made a series of mysterious operations to trap Harden, who was playing with an illness. No substitutions were made in the last 10 minutes of the final quarter. Paul suffered a DNP for the first time since returning to the Clippers.

The Clippers lost 4 games in a row

With a very easy start to the season, the fully reinforced Clippers suffered a 3-game losing streak and then faced off against the Suns. In the end, they lost 103-114 to the Suns and suffered a 4-game losing streak, falling to the third from the bottom in the Western Conference.

Harden, who was fighting while ill, performed poorly. He made only 4 of 15 shots and only scored 13 points and 13 assists. His plus-minus value of -18 was the worst in the game. At the same time, he rarely had 0 rebounds in the game, which was in sharp contrast to the 4.6 rebounds per game he averaged so far this season.

However, judging from details such as Kawhi's continued absence due to injury, Paul's first DNP encounter, and the last 10 minutes of the game, Harden, who was scolded for his poor form, was actually tortured by coach Tyronn Lue.

Kawhi Kawhi continues to be absent

After a rare healthy offseason, Kawhi played 6 games and then missed consecutive games due to an ankle sprain. Harden has entered the single-core leadership stage.

From the perspective of personal performance, Kawhi has averaged all-around statistics per game since the beginning of the season, with three statistics as high as 50.5/40/96.3%. He is one of the only two players to average 20+ points per game so far in the new season and enter the "180 Club". The other player is Gordon of the Nuggets.

Unfortunately, Kawhi can really kill everyone when he comes on the court, but most of the time he played for the Clippers, Kawhi was unable to appear consistently.

Since joining the Clippers, Kawhi has missed 209 games due to injury, with a truce rate of 43%.

Tylenn Lue keeps making bad moves

With Kawhi Kawhi frequently injured, coach Tyronn Lue has made bad moves since the beginning of the season, further hurting Harden, who is already under great pressure.

Before the start of this game, the Clippers had listed Harden as doubtful because of physical discomfort due to illness. In the end, Harden still played despite being sick. After all, Kawhi was unable to play.

As a result, in this case, Tyronn Lue allowed Harden to play for a game-high 41 minutes. At the same time, Paul was DNPed for the first time this season and did not allow another ball-handler, Bogdan, to appear.

What is even more puzzling is that when Bill, another ball-carrying scorer, was getting better, Tyronn Lue decisively replaced him in accordance with the strict playing time limit, using Dunn, a player with no offensive ability, to partner with Harden in the backcourt for a long time.

And after replacing Daluo with Zubac in the last 10 minutes and 05 seconds, the lineup was never adjusted again. This lineup once chased the point difference to 5 points with 3 minutes and 54 seconds left in the game, but then it became clear that there were physical problems.

After Harden faced a double-team, he could only give the ball to Dunn, but he had no ability to develop. In the end, the Clippers could only bet on veteran Batum's three-pointer to extend his life at the decisive moment. In the last seven attacks, they only scored one and were unable to come back.

In addition, Collins, who spent a lot of money to introduce during the offseason, has been in very hot form. He scored 19 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal on 8-of-12 shots in the game, but he still did not appear in the starting lineup.

The original plan of the Clippers was obviously to position him as the starting 4th position to improve rebounding and finishing ability, so as to share the defensive pressure of Kawhi. As a result, Tyronn Lue has not included the hot Collins in the starting lineup for 9 games.

In the seven seasons other than joining the Clippers, Collins only played 14 games as a substitute.

Harden kept coughing after the game.

Played with an illness, Kawhi continued to be absent, Paul DNP, played crazy for 41 minutes, and played the last 10 minutes without substitutions. With the blessing of this series of debuffs, Harden's performance was terrible. At the decisive moment, it was obvious that he had no physical fitness.

After the game, ship reporter Justin Russo said that Harden refused to be interviewed because the latter looked very ill, coughing in the locker room and moving slowly, so it is completely understandable.