There was a time this season when the Clippers were devoted defenders.
Now they are agonizing over how to get that unwavering commitment back.
“We have to hold each other accountable,” guard Austin Rivers said. “I think we have to have a little bit more arrogance about ourselves on defense. I think the first 10, 15 games of the year, we were like, ‘We’re going to be the best defensive team.’ We said that. Whether it was true or not, we believed it and we would defend that way.