In a 102-91 loss to the Utah Jazz, the Los Angeles Clippers were sent below .500 yet again this season as they moved to 7-8 and dropped to 8th in the Western Conference. Both teams shots 50 percent from the floor, the Jazz only won the rebound battle 39-35, the assist numbers were almost identical, but the Jazz got 26 easy points off turnovers as the Clippers gave up the ball 19 times. Yet, while that’s one of many problems for L.A. this season, there’s another aspect of their performance that has been far more costly.
Rebounding (or a lack of) has been killing the Clippers.