By GaryQfromSanJose | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-04-22 20:30:00
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丹佛(20)今晚的失误更多，并且因此失去了主场优势
洛杉矶和丹佛朝着自马刺/快船 (2015) 以来最佳首轮系列赛的方向又迈出了一步，最终比分定格在105-102，雄辩地将系列赛扳平为1-1。科怀·莱昂纳德在2.5节的时间里几乎拥有完美的投篮之夜（12投11中），在整场比赛都非常胶着的情况下，这足以帮助洛杉矶扳平与丹佛的系列赛——特别是在比赛还剩几秒钟时，他命中了一个关键的右翼跳投，并抢断了掘金的传球。小迈克尔·波特迟来的爆发几乎抹杀了莱昂纳德的巨大贡献，他在比赛末段得到了四个关键分。如果今晚要对双方提出任何批评，那就是掘金糟糕的罚球命中率（22投14中）。
科怀·莱昂纳德(Kawhi Leonard)（19投15中，39分和5次助攻）、詹姆斯·哈登(James Harden)（18分和7次助攻）和伊维察·祖巴茨(Ivica Zubac)（16分和12个篮板）在前三节贡献了球队70+%的得分，为洛杉矶带来了微弱的领先优势。诺曼·鲍威尔(Norman Powell)（13分和3次抢断）在第四节手感火热，减轻了快船三巨头的负担。
贾马尔·穆雷(Jamal Murray)（23分和6次助攻）和小迈克尔·波特(Michael Porter, Jr.)（15分和15个篮板）为尼古拉·约基奇(Nikola Jokic)（26分、12次助攻和10个篮板）提供了有力的支持。阿隆·戈登(Aaron Gordon)（14分和6个篮板）在下半场增加了得分，但未能挽回败局。
莱昂纳德5投5中的开局推动了客场作战的快船，而小波特早早地为丹佛贡献了6分，受到了热烈欢迎。然而，除了莱昂纳德之外，洛杉矶的诺曼·鲍威尔(Norman Powell)在比赛开始后未能成功地将更多的精力放在得分上。哈登也被限制住，未能得分。丹佛几乎抓住每一个机会进行快攻，在第一节积累了15个快攻得分。在一次成功的进攻之后，拉塞尔·威斯布鲁克(Russell Westbrook)随后几次进攻都投丢或搞砸了。掘金以31-25领先结束了第一节。
丹佛的进攻完全停滞，洛杉矶抓住机会扳平了比分。小波特、穆雷和威斯布鲁克的三分球帮助创造了一些优势。然而，双方都无法发起太多的攻势，直到洛杉矶的球星莱昂纳德和哈登迅速拿下七分。更重要的是，掘金的转换进攻机会在第二节完全消失了。莱昂纳德和哈登的英雄表现让快船在上半场结束时领先三分。
正如预期的那样，两队在第三节开始时更加接近，并在几个非常精彩的时刻里互换领先优势。穆雷和鲍威尔在第三节中段的一次充满争议的回合中发生了冲突——考虑到我本周在拉斯维加斯参加WWE摔跤狂热大赛——掘金后卫把快船后卫举到空中，并差点完成一个抱摔。两队发生了一些肢体和言语上的冲突，直到尼古拉斯·巴图姆(Nicolas Batum)命中一个底角三分，让洛杉矶领先七分。约基奇拿下五分，让掘金在进入第四节时只落后两分。
观察
- 帕蒂·米尔斯(Patty Mills)在快船！德安德烈·乔丹(DeAndre Jordan)在掘金！又一个令人伤感的提醒，那轮快船/马刺的首轮系列赛。
- 我从未见过像本·西蒙斯(Ben Simmons)这样的球员，他在寻求进攻时似乎无法摆脱自己的心理障碍。在第一节末段，他把约基奇逼到了油漆区深处，西蒙斯本可以将球轻轻地放在篮筐上，但他却把球传到了侧翼。
- 德雷蒙德·格林(Draymond Green)在电视上的女儿投篮很糟糕，这使他们成为NBA中投篮最差的家庭。
- 小德里克·琼斯(Derrick Jones, Jr.)可能会因为投篮而让他的球队输掉这个系列赛（这很奇怪，因为他对阵马刺时曾有过几场投篮表现不错的比赛）。
- 本场比赛最佳回合#1 ：在第二节中段，约基奇将球传给穆雷，当控球后卫吸引快船球员向他靠拢时，他巧妙地将球传给戈登完成扣篮。
- 本场比赛最佳回合#2 ：在第四节开始时，博扬·博格达诺维奇(Bogdan Bogdanovic)在丹佛有机会重新取得领先时，从威斯布鲁克手中抢断了球，并传给琼斯完成了一个精彩的扣篮。
比赛回顾
两队延续了周六的快节奏。穆雷和小波特打出一波7-0的攻势，让丹佛早早地领先四分。直到大约六分钟时才出现第一次暂停。诺曼·鲍威尔试图在进攻端表现自己，但运气不佳。莱昂纳德打出了一个乔丹式的后仰跳投，并造成了犯规，让洛杉矶只落后一分。小波特完成了一次快攻上篮，而本·西蒙斯在另一端做出了回应。虽然约基奇通常是快攻的发起者，但他却成为了一次四分之三场地的传球的接球者，完成了他今晚最轻松的一次得分。威斯布鲁克在一次进攻中补进了投失的球，然后在下一次进攻中却因为一次运球失误而丢掉了球权。杰伦·皮克特(Jalen Pickett)的一次转换三分球让掘金领先了九分。哈登的第一个运动战进球出现在比赛开始后的11分09秒。又一节精彩的比赛过后，丹佛领先六分。
莱昂纳德在佩顿·沃特森(Peyton Watson)紧逼防守的情况下命中了他的第六个投篮。琼斯接到了穆雷一次草率的传球，一路运球到前场完成了一个精彩的上篮。掘金在超过三分钟的时间里没有得分，直到小波特和穆雷的三分球连接起来。莱昂纳德在哈登的一个三分球前后各投进一球，帮助球队取得领先。哈登和莱昂纳德尤其在比赛的最后时刻扛起了洛杉矶的进攻，莱昂纳德的压哨三分球让快船以55-52领先。
戈登在第三节开始时强行打进两球，但——还有谁呢——莱昂纳德和哈登得分，为洛杉矶夺回了领先优势。鲍威尔再次试图在进攻端发起进攻，但仍然非常挣扎。在穆雷命中一个三分球后，丹佛尝试区域防守，但莱昂纳德还是命中了一个跳投。穆雷和鲍威尔之间的冲突打断了高质量的比赛——克里斯·邓恩(Kris Dunn)、克里斯蒂安·布劳恩(Christian Braun)和鲍威尔（但不是穆雷）被判技术犯规。哈登的三分球让洛杉矶取得了本场比赛最大的领先优势——六分。约基奇在第三节结束时连得五分，快船在进入高潮般的最后一节时，仅以两分的优势领先。
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点击查看原文：Clippers steal game 2 behind Leonard’s stupendous performance, 105-102
Clippers steal game 2 behind Leonard’s stupendous performance, 105-102
Denver (20) had more turnovers tonight and loses home court advantage in the process
Los Angeles and Denver made another step in their journey towards the best first-round series since Spurs / Clippers (2015) in a 105-102 outcome that emphatically tied this series at 1-1. Kawhi Leonard nearly had a perfect shooting night through 2.5 quarters (11-for-12), and in a tight contest throughout, it proved just enough to help Los Angeles even the series with Denver - especially after he hit a clutch jumper from the right wing and stole a Nuggets pass with seconds remaining. Leonard’s colossal production was nearly undone by the first true appearance of Michael Porter, Jr. who had four critical points down the stretch. If there was any criticism tonight to be made of either competitor, it was the Nuggets’ faulty free throw shooting (14-for-x22).
Kawhi Leonard (39 points on 15-for-19 shooting and 5 assists), James Harden (18 points and 7 assists) and Ivica Zubac (16 points and 12 reounds) accounted for 70+% of the team’s output through three periods to get Los Angeles a tenuous lead. Norman Powell (13 points and 3 steals) caught fire in the fourth quarter to ease the load of the Clippers’ main three.
Jamal Murray (23 points and 6 assists) and Michael Porter, Jr. (15 points and 15 rebounds) were capable support for Nikola Jokic (26 points, 12 assists, and 10 rebounds). Aaron Gordon (14 points and 6 rebounds) stepped up his output in the second half in the loss.
A 5-for-5 start from Leonard propelled the visiting Clippers, while Porter, Jr. was a welcome contributor for Denver with six early points. Outside of Leonard, however, LA’s Norm Powell unsuccessfully tried to focus more on his scoring coming out of the game. Harden was also kept off the scorebook, as well. Denver ran at almost every opportunity to accumulate 15 fast break points through the stanza. After one solid play, Westbrook bricked or botched a handful of ensuing possessions. The Nuggets left the first up 31-25.
Denver’s offense stalled out completely and LA took advantage to tie the game. Threes from Porter, Jr., Murray, and Westbrook helped create some margin. Neither team, though could mount much of a run until LA’s stars, Leonard and Harden put up seven quick ones. More importantly, the Nuggets’ transition opportunities dried up completely in the second. Leonard and Harden’s heroics allowed the Clippers to go up three heading into the half.
As expected, the teams drew closer together at the start of the third and traded blows and leads over several highly entertaining minutes. Murray and Powell got into it in a contentious possession halfway through the third - seeing that I’m in Las Vegas this week with Wrestlemania happening - the Denver guard lifted the Clipper guard in the air and was halfway home to a suplex. The teams scuffled - literally and figuratively - until Nic Batum hit a corner three to put LA up seven. Jokic put up five points to bring the Nuggets within two heading into the fourth.
Observations
- Patty Mills is on the Clippers! DeAndre Jordan is on the Nuggets! Another sad reminder of that Clippers / Spurs first-round series.
- I’ve never seen a player like Ben Simmons who can’t seem to get out of his own mental way when it comes to seeking out his offense. Late in the first quarter, he drove Jokic deep enough into the paint to where Simmons could have laid the ball gently over the lip of the rim, but instead kicked it out to the wing.
- Draymond Green’s TV daughter is a horrible shot; making them the worst shooting family in the NBA.
- Derrick Jones, Jr. might shoot his team out of this series (which makes it weird since he had several good shooting games against the Spurs).
- Sequence of the Game #1: Midway through the second period, Jokic handed it off to Murray, and when the point guard drew Clippers to him, he nifitly laid it off to Gordon for a dunk.
- Sequence of the Game #2: Bogdan Bogdanovic, with Denver having a chance to re-take the lead, stole the ball from Westbrook and laid it off to Jones, Jr. for a soaring slam at the start of the fourth.
Game Rundown
The teams resumed their healter-skelter pace from Saturday. Murray and Porter, Jr. keyed a 7-0 run to put Denver up four early. There were no timeout stoppages until about six minutes in. Norm Powell tried to assert himself on offense, but had no luck. Leonard had a Jordanesque fadeaway and-1 to bring LA within one. Porter, Jr. had a transition lay-up countered by Ben Simmons of all people at the other end. While Jokic usually initiates the fast breaks, he was the recipient of a 3⁄4 court length pass for the easiest basket he’d get all night. Westbrook tipped an errant shot back in on one possession, and then turned it over on a drive the next time down. Jalen Pickett’s transition three put the Nuggets up nine. Harden’s first field goal came 11:09 into the game. Yet another entertaining quarter of action yielded a six point Denver lead.
Leonard hit his sixth shot in a row with Peyton Watson draped all over him. Jones, Jr. took a sloppy Murray pass all the way upcourt for a soaring layup. The Nuggets didn’t score for over three minutes, until Porter, Jr. and Murray connected from three. Leonard sandwiched two baskets around a Harden three to take the lead. Harden and Leonard, in particular, carried the LA offense in the closing moments and Leonard’s buzzer beating three put them up 55-52.
Gordon muscled home two buckets to start the third, but - who else - Leonard and Harden scored to grab the lead back for LA. Powell again tried to attack on offense and continued to struggle mightily. After Murray hit a three, Denver tried a zone, and Leonard hit a jumper anyway. The high quality play was interrupted by an altercation between Murray and Powell - and Kris Dunn, Christian Braun, and Powell (but NOT Murray) were assessed technicals. Harden’s three gave LA its biggest lead of the game of six. Jokic had a five-piont burst to end the third and the Clippers clung to a two point lead heading into the climactic finish.
If you haven’t already, check out Tanner Bowen’s coverage of the Pistons’ win over the Knicks!
By GaryQfromSanJose, via Pounding The Rock