Even with their recent shooting struggles, especially to start games, the Clippers have found ways to climb back into games and keep things competitive. Much of that credit is due to the recent play of the Clipper’s two anchors down low, Isaiah Hartenstein and Ivica Zubac.
In fact, since the trade that sent Serge Ibaka to the Bucks, the Clippers rebounding percentage, which ranks 25th in the league through this entire season, has been vaulted into the top 10th. Their defensive rating in that stretch has been ranked within the top five in the league.
Hartenstein has scored in the double digits of seven of his last ten games, recording four or more assists in four of those games and gathering 16 cumulative blocks in that stretch as well.