Space! Space! Space! Important things emphasized three times, the Clippers need space

The Clippers lost to the Hawks 102-105, ushering in a five-game losing streak. Next, they need to face the Nuggets, who have won four consecutive games. If nothing else, a six-game losing streak will not be too far away. At this stage, there is actually not much to analyze about the Clippers. The lineup is old, the team lacks vitality, Leonard is exempt from the game, and the old Harden is powerless. Even with 35+10+10, he still cannot lead the team to win. There is no scoring ability on the bench. Zubac has regressed too seriously. The whole team is counting on Harden alone. If the game continues like this, Harden is probably not far away from injury.

What happened to the Clippers? A common topic is that there is no space! Because Bill often misses games, and now Leonard can't play, the Clippers have to let Jones and Dunn play together, but these two points are not real space singles, which leads to Harden facing a large number of double-teams when holding the ball, which consumes too much for Harden. The Clippers faced such a problem last season. Whether it was Jones or Dunn, one of the two players on the court would always be left empty by the opponent. This season has only amplified the original problem.

Finally, Powell was exchanged for Collins. Coach Lu was so precious that he was not given enough playing time at all. Old Harden's playing time has almost reached 40 minutes. However, the youngest main player Collins is still lingering for more than 20 minutes. It seems that he has forgotten that this man also had a three-point shooting rate of nearly 40% last season. It’s not that Dunn and Jones are not easy to use. After all, their defense is online. I think that at least in the regular season, leaving a non-space point is enough. Reducing the load on Harden and Leonard is the most important thing. Obviously, the Clippers’ current lineup cannot meet such needs.

So far this season, the Clippers have become one of the worst teams in defending three-pointers from the outside. This actually has a lot to do with the players on the team. Others are younger and more impactful players, but there are still a few players in the Clippers lineup who can run well. Therefore, when the Clippers defend against counterattacks, they have become the worst team. Just like in today's game, after finally scoring a goal, the opponent got a three-pointer on the backhand, which really hurts morale.

The inability to defend, keep up, and attack on the offensive end became the last straw for the Clippers. At first, the Clippers could rely on Zubac's advantage in the paint to fight against opponents. With the decline of Zubac's ability this season, the one-and-five pick-and-roll that the Clippers are proud of has become a joke. The most regrettable thing is that Powell's departure has left the Clippers without real scoring points. Harden is really unable to break through. Besides Harden, who else can break through? So watching the Clippers games now becomes more and more uncomfortable.

How do the Clippers break the game?

The first step is to change the coach. The tactics coached by Lu are really lacking, and the various confusing operations are really uncomfortable. Just like today's game, the Clippers were originally in a tailwind, but coach Lu just called timeouts. At the last critical moment, there was a chance to equalize the score, but the Clippers had no timeouts.

The second is to boldly try to use new players. As far as the current situation of the Clippers can go, it is better to break the pot and use the young players in the team. It has to be said that the current basketball era is no longer like before. Young and impactful people have more advantages. Traditional teams like the Clippers are destined to be eliminated.

The most helpless way is to rebuild, trade the bargaining chips in your hand, use Harden and Leonard as the core of the transaction, tear down and rebuild. Of course, as a Harden fan, I hope that the Clippers will change their coach, or Harden will change teams. Maybe this is the only way out.

The current Clippers have no ideas. The offensive end cannot open up, there is no space, the defensive end cannot keep up, and the players are too old. What do you think the Clippers should do? Can the problem really be solved by changing the coach? Welcome to leave a message for discussion.