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Hakazu and the other three worked together to help the Clippers overturn the "Lakers Dad" team, and the series entered the tiebreak

12:31pm, 9 May 2025【Basketball】

In the sixth matchup in the first round of the NBA playoffs, the Clippers returned to their home court to meet the Nuggets' challenge. The previous five fierce battles ended, and the Clippers were in a 2-3-sided position in the total score.

In the end, the Clippers defeated the Nuggets with a score of 111 to 105, successfully dragging the fierce game into the decisive tiebreak.

In this game, Clippers center Zubac undoubtedly became the main contributor to the team's winning goal. Under his best defense, Jokic (won three regular season MVP and one finals MVP) did not meet expectations.

According to ESPN Stats & Info data, when Zubac was the main defender today, Jokic made only five of 14 shots, including eight shots in the second half.

In addition to being strong in defense, Zubac also showed good abilities on the offensive end. Zubac made 5 of 6 shots at 33 minutes and 06 seconds, scoring 10 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal and 3 blocks.

In the summer of 2017, the Los Angeles Lakers selected Zubac with an inconspicuous first round pick; as a result, the next year, Magic Johnson almost gave the Western Conference second center to the Clippers in the form of "free gift". And the Clippers are still enjoying this wave of dividends.

Harden was replaced by Xiaoka in the last 1 minute and 25 seconds of the first quarter for a break, and he played all the rest of the time except that.

In this game, Harden swept his previous decline and showed a good competitive state, making 10 of them with 20 shots, including 3 of 8 three-pointers and 5 of free throws, successfully scoring 28 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.

, and Xiaoka once again showed his robotic true nature and performed extremely stably. He played for 40 minutes in the game, made 11 of 22 shots, made 8 three-pointers and made 3 of 4 free throws, gaining 27 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. The plus or negative value is +14, which is the highest in the team. The

series entered the "tie-seven", and neither side had any secrets; compared to the Nuggets relying solely on Jokic, the Clippers can play more cards; as long as Leonard continues to play steadily, Harden can not cross, and Zubac can do his best to limit Jokic, the Clippers will most likely laugh to the end.