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The Clippers collapsed this summer! The defense is empty on the perimeter, the offense has no stability, and it is difficult to make the playoffs!

1:27am, 22 November 2025【Basketball】

The Clippers' current record is very poor. So far, they are ranked 12th in the Western Conference, which is definitely not satisfactory to the team. And judging from this trend, they are not good at offense and defense, and the possibility of advancing to the playoffs is very low. The core problem here is still because of the big problems with this summer's signings, especially Collins, Bill, Lopez and Paul. They are the team's most critical rotation players, but they are not able to play a good role now.

On the defensive end, the decline this season is substantial. Last season, their defensive efficiency was 109, which ranked third in the league. This season, their defensive efficiency is 118. This gap is already very large. There is no way. In the core rotation, 6 people are over 30 years old, and there are three or four people over 35 years old, so they will definitely not be able to keep up on the defensive end, and there will naturally be opportunities for open shots on the outside. The end result is that almost every team against the Clippers is very accurate from the outside, and it is the same today.

And on the offensive end, there are almost no changes. 115 last season, 114 this season, and even dropped. Judging from such offensive and defensive efficiency, the gap is very obvious, which will naturally cause them to lose frequently.

The reason for the offensive end is that there is no stable output point. Bill is injured, of course he is a genius. Lopez is also a genius on the offensive end, and he cannot maintain a sustained rampage. Paul is getting older and it is impossible to attack independently. Coupled with the fact that Collins is starting, he has been sluggish for several consecutive games.

Looking at other players, Zubac and Batum are in decline compared to last season, Dunn has no three-point ability, and Leonard is still injured, resulting in Harden having almost no help on the offensive end, which is comprehensively hindering the team's offensive and defensive performance. If they cannot make extensive adjustments to the lineup in the future, it will be very difficult to advance to the playoffs this season, then this will inevitably be a disappointing season for the Clippers.