The Clippers have played the second-fewest minutes in the clutch this season, a total of 38 minutes after five in Sunday’s clash against the Bucks. Only the Utah Jazz have been involved in fewer situations when the score is within five points in the final minutes.
Those minutes haven’t been great for LA. The overall plus-minus in those 38 minutes is minus-22, and over 16 games with crunch time, the Clippers are 7-9. They’re shooting 35.9 percent from the field in those minutes and have committed 29 fouls compared to 23 made field goals. Admittedly, teams have to foul to get back into games, but that disparity is out of control.