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Average of 44+9+8! Become the first in active service, who said Harden is not the winner? Tyron Lue showed up in the league

3:47pm, 21 August 2025【Basketball】

The operation of the Clippers this offseason has undoubtedly achieved great success. First, they renewed their contract with Harden. Although Powell was let go, the Clippers also signed Bill, Paul, Collins, Daluo and Taytai. The lineup depth is far greater than last season. Just recently, the US media also predicted the Western Conference's combat power ranking. As a result, the top six are the Thunder, Nuggets, Rockets, Clippers, Lakers and Timberwolves. There is no problem with the Clippers getting the playoffs. After all, Harden has the ability to lead the team at a historical level. Leonard was absent for a long time last season. Under Harden's leadership, the Clippers can maintain the top six in the Western Conference, and the Beard has never missed the playoffs.

What's more, the Clippers' lineup is better in the new season. In summary, we can draw a conclusion. The Clippers will definitely have a good reputation in the new season. Many fans think that the Clippers' starting lineup is relatively old. However, from another perspective, it also proves that the Clippers are all veterans and have rich game experience. Moreover, there are young substitutes in the Clippers, who can share a lot of pressure for veterans. Another point must be mentioned. The Clippers' starting lineup is quite reasonable. With Bill, Harden's offensive pressure on the new season will be reduced. He can focus more on the organizational end. Bill is positioned as a scorer. He was dragged down in the Suns before because he had no point guard around him.

The Suns themselves are a deformed lineup, no one organizes, no one defends, and no inside line. The Clippers are different. With Harden passing the ball, I believe that Bill's scoring efficiency will be greatly improved. It is easy to average 22 points per game. He can form a double-gun with Leonard. In terms of forward line, the Clippers have super center Zubac, who has scored a lot of 20+15 data last season. Collins has shooting and rebounds, and defense is OK, which means that the Clippers have another super scorer. The important thing is that Collins can play No. 4, which is equivalent to liberating Leonard and Xiaoka can return to the comfortable No. 4 position. It has to be said that the Clippers' current lineup is indeed strong, and this may be Harden's last chance to compete for the championship.

Harden works hard and never complains about referees, coaches and teammates. Because of this, Harden often does not receive attention. Many fans think that Harden is not a winner because there is no championship. But if you watch Harden's performance at his peak, then there will be no such view. According to the NBA's big data statistics, in January 2019, Harden averaged 44+9+8 per game, plus 2.1 steals and 1.2 blocks, and averaged 5.6 three-pointers per game. The above data were obtained in 14 consecutive games. Among the active players, no one can get such data in a single month. At the peak, Harden is a well-deserved first in the league.

Some time ago, even the Rockets followed the reporters could not stand it anymore. He said that Harden's regular season victory contribution has reached 174.7 so far, ranking 16th in NBA history. There are superstars in front of him without exception. The only active players ahead of Harden are James and Durant. Not only that, this reporter also bluntly said that you can think that Harden does not have an NBA championship, but it cannot deny Harden's value. Harden's bonus to a team cannot be replaced. The implication is that Harden can raise the lower limit of a team, and the Clippers are the best example. If they had no beard last season, the Clippers would probably be at the bottom of the West.

For example, Zubac, Powell and Jones Jr., all played their best seasons in their careers because of Harden. Zubac once personally said that it was Harden who improved his game level. Powell also thanked Harden many times. When Harden was not last season, Powell could not play at all. In this way, you will find Harden's awesomeness. Let's take a best week in January 2019 as an example. Russell was selected in the East at that time, with an average of 28.0 points per game, while Harden was selected in the West, with an average of 54.3 points per game, which is almost twice the gap. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as cruel.

Clippers coach Tyron Lu was recently interviewed. First of all, he expressed his satisfaction with the team's off-season operation. Then Coach Lu continued: "From me to Frank, to everyone in the management, and Tyron Lu, every player in the team, we have a common goal. We will break the curse (there is no championship in the team history). I think our lineup has the ability and opportunity to win a championship." It can be seen that Tyron Lu has shown up in the entire league. He believes that the Clippers are a championship-level team. As mentioned earlier, the Clippers' strength is definitely far superior to last season. I hope Harden can realize his dream as soon as possible.