A 4-point play that gave Houston the win 6 seconds before the end of the game.

Hairy Harden

James Harden, the ‘hairy shooter’ of the National Basketball Association (NBA), tasted victory in 6 games after moving to the LA Clippers.

The Clippers defeated the Houston Rockets 106-100 in the 2023-2024 NBA regular league home game held at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, USA on the 18th (Korean time).

Harden, who was a member of the Philadelphia 76ers, wore a Clippers uniform through a trade on the 31st of last month.

The LA Clippers, with Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, Russell Westbrook, and Harden, emerged as a contender for the championship under the evaluation of a 'super team.'

However, after Harden joined, he rarely won.From the game against the New York Knicks on the 7th of this month, which was his debut game, to the game against the Denver Nuggets on the 15th, he lost 5 games in a row.

Including the losses suffered before Harden joined, the Clippers were on a six-game losing streak.

Harden, whose performance was evaluated as not as good as before, contributed to the victory by scoring 24 points, the second most on the team.He also had 9 rebounds and 7 assists.

Harden's 3 points

It was Harden’s fingertips that decided the victory.

Harden scored 3 points with 6 seconds left in the game to give the Clippers a 103-100 lead.

He then succeeded in the free throws he obtained together, making the score 104-100, swinging the pendulum in favor of the Clippers.

The Clippers, who recorded their 4th win (7 losses) of the season, rose to 11th place in the Western Conference.

He also reported his first win in the ‘in-season tournament’.

The in-season tournament introduced from this season has all games except the finals held as regular league games.

The Milwaukee Bucks won their third consecutive win against the Charlotte Hornets, led by the 'Greek monster' Giannis Antetokounmpo, who displayed 'triple-double' performance.

Antetokounmpo, who returned after one game from a calf injury, played 28 minutes and led the team to victory with 16 points, 9 assists, and 8 rebounds.

Antetokounmpo, who was selected as the regular league's Most Valuable Player (MVP) twice, and led the team to victory along with winning the championship game MVP award in the 2020-2021 season, is showing consistent performance this season with an average of 29.5 points, 9.6 rebounds, and 3.6 assists. 스포츠토토맨