I can’t help but feel this team is trending back toward the lottery given effort is only as good as long as teams with better talent and depth don’t match it.
Cheating a bit by looking forward the Clippers have lost five of their last seven and suffered brutal losses on their home court. The Raptors absolutely annihilated them without their superstar, but the worst loss came at the hands of Miami who only had eight healthy players.
I’ve enjoyed their Cinderella rise, but I fear they’ll continue to fall.
LA Clippers:
Offensive Rating: 12th
Defensive Rating: 17th
Net Differential: 15th
Points per game: 113.9 (7th)
Offensive field goal efficiency: 46.6 percent (tied 8th)
Opponent points per game: 113.5 (25th)
Opponent field goal efficiency: 45.1 percent (tied 10th)
3-Point percent: 37.3% (5th)
Opponent 3-point percent: 34.2% (8th)
Home: 9-3
Road: 8-9
Back to back sets: 5
Versus the West: 12-8, 5th in WC
Versus the East: 5-4
Week nine 1-3: Beat @Suns, lost to Raptors, @Spurs, @Thunder
On tap for week 10: Blazers, Mavericks, (B2B: Nuggets, @Warriors)