After losing six consecutive games following the blockbuster James Harden trade, the Los Angeles Clippers have won 14 of their last 17 games, including a nine-game unbeaten streak.

The LA Clippers were still struggling to integrate newcomer James Harden with his teammates when they travelled to Dallas to face the Mavericks six weeks ago. The score at the time was 126-144, with Luka Doncic scoring 44 points.

But that was the story in early November, and the Clippers are no longer the same team. The blue and white half of Los Angeles has won 14 of the last 17 games with the same players.

The Los Angeles Clippers have won 14 of their last 17 games, including a nine-game unbeaten streak, after losing six consecutive games following the blockbuster James Harden trade.When the Los Angeles Clippers travelled to Dallas six weeks ago to face the Mavericks, they were still struggling to integrate newcomer James Harden with his teammates. The score was 126-144 at the time, with Luka Doncic scoring 44 points.But that was the story in early November, and the Clippers aren’t the same team any longer. Los Angeles’ blue and white half has won 14 of the last 17 games with the same lineup.Luka Doncic and his teammates fell apart against the Los Angeles Clippers, losing three of their last four games.The Dallas Mavericks, on the other hand, have yet to see Kyrie Irving return to the front line. As a result, Luka Doncic emerged as the most dangerous threat, and the LA Clippers defence was vigilant in containing him.Luka still had good stats, scoring 28 points and dishing out 10 assists, but he only shot 9-25 from the field and 2-11 from behind the three-point line, and he was involved in 5 of the team’s total 6 turnovers.From a team in the bottom half of the rankings, the Los Angeles Clippers have risen to become one of the West’s top four teams, with 17 wins in 27 games.

“Unity and mutual understanding on and off the field take time to build. And when you have these things, the gameplay will be more coherent and clearer”, Norman Powell shared about the team’s cohesion after trading for James Harden.

“We have a tactical system for the whole team to follow. From here, mutual trust is formed. Each person has their own tasks and tries to do their role well. I think this is what has helped LA Clippers play well in recent times”.