A disastrous defeat! Bill only scored 5 points, Leonard scored 10+4, and Harden left the field frustrated with 15+11. The Clippers shortcomings were exposed.
12:37am, 24 October 2025Basketball
At the beginning of the regular season, the Clippers faced off against the weak Jazz, and they originally thought they had the upper hand. As a result, the Jazz defeated the Clippers 129-108 at home and won their first victory of the new season, which really surprised Clippers fans. Everyone was looking forward to the new lineup, but it was shattered by the Jazz. There are also Jazz notes for this year. The most critical problem is that all members of the Clippers are very lazy. It can really be said that they are afraid of being strong today. The Jazz's young men came to work, and Kessler and Markkanen started the offensive mode in the first quarter.

Now the Twin Towers seem to be on fire with the Rockets. The Jazz start with Filipovsky and Kessler, but the Clippers have no response. Tyronn Lue is still using last season's lineup. He asked Jones to play the third position, and Leonard played the fourth position. It's simply unbelievable to leave Collins out of the starting lineup and let Kazi take the fourth position. And you don't have height, so the Jazz relied on their inside advantage to start 43-19, and the Clippers could rely on Harden to support them.

In fact, the first quarter of the game was over. The Jazz got the start, and the game became smoother and smoother from there. If it hadn't been for Luo hitting three three-pointers in the second quarter to stop the bleeding, the Clippers would have fallen behind by 40 points at halftime. With the help of Luo Luo, the Clippers barely managed to fall behind by 31 points at halftime. The Clippers didn't wake up until the second half, and all the main players gave up. There was no way Tyronn Lue could come on as a substitute. Fortunately, in the end the Clippers caught up to within 30 points and the scene was not that ugly.

Clippers fans may miss Powell today. He scored 28 points in his debut today, while Bill only scored 5 points. But the problem is not with Bill, but with the Clippers head coach, Tyronn Lue sometimes really doesn't know how to adapt. Sir, if you go to the Twin Towers, what are you going to do if you don't go to Corinth? I hope this game can wake up Tyronn Lue and letting Collins enter the starting lineup is a better choice. In this way, Bill and Harden can return to the third position in the backcourt, and Collins and Zubac on the inside can also create space due to their height.

In terms of overall statistics, Kessler was definitely the number one contributor to the Jazz. He scored 22 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks, beating the Clippers on both offense and defense. Markkanen had 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Sensabaugh had 20 points, rookie George had 16 points and 9 assists, Filipovsky had 9 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, and Nurkic had 8 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. For the Clippers, Zubac had 19 points and 7 rebounds, Luo Luo had 15 points as a substitute, Collins had 14 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks, Leonard had 10 points, Harden really did his best with 15 points and 11 assists, and Jones had 12 points.

This game will not have much impact on the Clippers' new season, but we must pay attention. How to adjust the lineup is Tyronn Lue's next task. In the previous opener, the Rockets and Thunder played the twin towers, the Thunder's Cheter and Harteng, and the Rockets' Shen Jing and Adams. The current alliance is getting bigger and bigger than before. In the past, playing the Death Five was a harvest. But Wuxiao also has flaws. The inside line is too weak. If it can shoot from the outside, the firepower will be very strong. But once it is restricted or inaccurate, Wuxiao's inside line can be easily penetrated.

The advantage of the five majors is that they can guarantee all rebounds, and it takes more physical energy for the opponent to play small and big. The Clippers have a way to set up the twin towers, but Tyronn Lue is indeed a shortcoming as the fans said. Sometimes he changes his formation too slowly, and he doesn't know how to change until it hurts. It depends on whether this game can change Tyronn Lue's strategy. The Clippers' most qualified starter is Collins at the fourth position. Substitute Paul takes Da Luo, and then Jones, Dunn and Batum. This is the 10-man qualified rotation.
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