Summary of the Clippers first four games - a start that didn t live up to expectations at all

Harden said before the end of the preseason that the competition in the Western Conference this season is very fierce, and he must get off to a good start to ensure that the team's record can be stabilized at the forefront of the Western Conference.

So far, the Clippers have played a total of 4 games, 2 home and 2 away.

Except for the Warriors, the first four opponents are all bad teams that did not enter the play-offs last season, including the Jazz, Suns, and Trail Blazers.

There is no back-to-back, and the opponent’s winning rate is not high. It can be said that it is a very sweet opening schedule.

But the Clippers were obviously not ready.

The first time the game started against the Jazz in an away game, they suffered a humiliating defeat. The entire team's offense was coordinated, and it felt like they had never practiced together before.

This problem reached its peak in the fourth game against the Warriors away from home. The Clippers scored no more than 80 points in the entire game, and the team had no more than 10 assists. It can be said that the offensive end is completely ruined.

The data cannot lie. After 4 games, the Clippers averaged 107.5 points per game, ranking last in the league.

29 free throw attempts, second to last in the league, 18 fouls, the last in the league, turnovers 16.8, fourth from the bottom in the league, assists 24, tenth from the bottom in the league.

Three-point attempts, three-point shooting percentage, and rebounds are all in the middle of the league.

Even the defense that depends on survival is riddled with holes. It can be said that the Clippers are not satisfactory on both ends of the offense and defense.

The individual performance of the players is also difficult to satisfy.

After the first four games, only 5 players in the team have positive onoff values.

Harden 16.4, Collins 19.8, Lopez 5.5, Batum 10, Bogdan 4.

The first four are undoubtedly the best players on the team.

It can be seen with the naked eye that the team is winning points with these four players.

Other main force and rotation values ​​are negative.

Xiaoka is the most exaggerated -42.8, which is the lowest in the team. Losing 15.9 points on the court and winning 26.9 points off the court. It’s hard to imagine that these are the numbers produced by top-paid players.

Zubac's status has also declined seriously -12.2. Compared with last season, the defensive end's frame protection, rebounding, and finishing at the basket have all declined to varying degrees. Lose by 7 points if you are present, win by 5.2 points if you are not present.

Jones is also unqualified as a starter -14.4. His offensive end is still unlimited, and the defense fails to restrict the opponent's ball carrier.

Bill only played two games, with a small sample size -2.9

The rotation lineup Dunne-3.6,

Paul is worse -19.4. He has huge problems on the offensive end of the court.

Overall, this value is basically consistent with the field sense.

The decline of Kawhi and Zubac, and Paul's failure to meet expectations are the most important reasons for the team's offensive struggles in the first four games.

Let’s look at high-level BPM.

All 4 people in the team are positive.

Harden 3.4 First on the team

Zubac 0.9 Second on the team

Batum 0.8 Third on the team

Jones 0.5 Fourth on the team

High-level DBPM

Paul 3.5 First on the team

Batum 3.2 The team's second best scorer is also the only one with a positive score among the main rotation players. All other players have negative scores.

It can be seen that the team's defense also collapsed seriously.

High-level OBPM

Harden 3.8 First on the team

Zubac 1.7 Second on the team

Jones 0.7 Third on the team

Kaka 0.5 Fourth on the team

Other rotation players all have negative values.

Through the above data, it is not difficult to find that the team has changed from a three-core team to Harden alone struggling to support it. Once Harden's performance fluctuates slightly, the team will immediately fall into dire straits.

Kawhi, Zubac, and Bill all need to perform better.

Rather than just using Tyronn Lue’s excuse that Bill didn’t play.

The team has huge problems on the offensive end. From the start of tactics to the end of tactics, as well as the distribution of shooting points, it is not as good as imagined during the offseason.

Kawhi turned into a singles game, with very few three-pointers. Zubac made more mistakes in the paint, and his hook dominance was declining. Bill is still learning running tactics and doesn't even have a chance to show his threat with the ball. Jones and Dunn are still limited by the imbalance on both ends of the offense and defense.

Apart from passing safe balls, Paul has no creativity. He can only hope that Lopez will hit a long three-pointer and Batum will save the team from the fire. Obviously, it is not realistic in a long season.

Collins sat on the bench depressed, putting his talent off the court.

As the player with the highest onoff value in the team, he should have the opportunity to appear in a more important position in the team.

Bogdan needs to slowly come out of injuries and lack of confidence. The team also needs him to provide firepower when Bill is absent.

Old Harden still supports the team on his own, but this cannot last long. In the third quarter of the Warriors' game, Harden took the initiative to leave the game, which we have rarely seen in previous games.

Perhaps change is imminent.

Starting from defense, using more off-ball tactics on the offensive end, improving the height of the lineup, 15 pick-and-roll starters, and secondary attackers participating more in the organization. The Clippers need to make a lot of changes.

Fortunately, the game has only been played for four games, and the Clippers still have enough time to adjust their state at the start of the season.

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