The Clippers are losing too many balls
The loss to the Thunder is obviously not embarrassing as they are the reigning champions and are still undefeated this season. However, the Clippers still showed their limits in this setback against Oklahoma City. However, in the first quarter, everything went as it should, with a 10-point lead.
“The beginning of the meeting was very good”, Remark Tyronn Lue. “We talked the other day about being careful with the ball, not losing it too much, and to have a first quarter like that is huge. Then in the second Thunder they increased the pressure and we struggled with that, we lost eight balls in this quarter.”
When the Clippers coach talks about a certain day, it is after the match against Miami, where the Californians lost 21 balls, including 16 after the break! “It’s the same thing, over and over again.”, already regretted Tyronn Lue after the defeat by Vrućin.
Low ammo and high losses…
Los Angeles will finish with 19 turnovers, which the Thunder transformed into 34 points… “We have our own mistakes to correct, points to improve”announces James Harden, who also highlights the discipline of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and his gang.
But in addition to averaging a league-worst 18 turnovers since the start of the season, the Clippers also suffer from another downside: offensive pace. With just 97.7 possessions per game, they are the 28th team, far behind the 106 possessions of the Heat, who sit in first place. So when you’re low on ammo and almost 20% miss the target, things get more complicated…
“Teams are going to try to make you play faster, get you out of your comfort zone, make you play their game and that’s what we did.”analyzed by Bradley Beal to explain loss to Miamithe fastest team in the NBA. The concern for the Clippers is that almost everyone is going faster than them right now.
2025-11-05 12:11:00
