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Form is temporary, class is forever: Kawhi Leonard helps Clippers overcome Chicago Bulls

Published:2023-02-01 By Thành Long(Meta Sports) Comments
Kawhi Leonard had an outstanding performance in both attack and defence, especially in the late game to help the LA Clippers overcome the Chicago Bulls.

The match taking place at 8 am this morning is the confrontation between the Chicago Bulls and the LA Clippers. The Los Angeles team marched to United Center with a well-prepared force, only without Marcus Morris and John Wall due to injury. On the home side of Chicago Bulls, they also only lost Javonte Green and Lonzo Ball has not been able to return to play since the beginning of the season.

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With the home field advantage, the Chicago Bulls were the dominant team in most of the first half. The point worth mentioning in this round was the three consecutive successful 3-pointers of the striker Nikola Vucevic.

Adding to the sublimation momentum, the Chicago Bulls beat better and took a 32-20 lead before the end of the first half. Sometimes the gap was about to reach the threshold of 20 points, but with a 16-2 tremor in the second half of the half. In the second game, the LA Clippers equalized the match score.

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The third round was very tense as the two sides constantly compared each score. It was not until the last minutes that the Clippers proved to be better and possessed a fragile advantage. Taking advantage of this, Kawhi Leonard showed class with 12 points in the final round and engulfed the Chicago Bulls.

It should also be mentioned that the home team's "self-destruct" phase when they had the opportunity to equalize at the end of the 4th half. However, Alex Caruso had a difficult pass, right in the middle of the position of two teammates, Zach. LaVine and DeRozan.

It was Kawhi Leonard again with a timely appearance, stealing the ball from the hands of the Chicago Bulls players and fixing the overall victory 108-103 on the free-throw line.

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The title of the best player in the match is hard to escape from "The Klaw". He got himself 33 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, showing the form of a superstar every day. Right behind is sixth-man Norman Powell with 27 points, four rebounds and four assists.

Nikola Vucevic led the home team with a double-double of 23 points, 14 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan and Zach Lavine had a round match with 20 and 18 points, respectively. Particularly, Lavine also surprised when there were 14 rebounds and 8 assists.

With this win, the LA Clippers cemented their place in the top 4 in the West, temporarily breaking away from the pursuit of the Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks and Phoenix Suns. Meanwhile, the Chicago Bulls with today's loss continue to struggle in the Eastern play-in group, ranked 11th out of 15 teams.

Check out the main developments of this match here

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In the next game, the LA Clippers will continue their tour away from home with a huge challenge called the Milwaukee Bucks. The match will take place at 7pm on 5/2. And the Chicago Bulls will be playing at home, welcoming the Charlotte Hornets at 8:00 am on February 3.

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