Clippers need high-quality perimeter defenders

Clippers guard Reggie Jackson is fouled by Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell.Inside their huddles, at least, the Clippers were full strength Wednesday night.

While coach Tyronn Lue and his assistants were off to the side conferring about adjustments during the opening moments of each timeout inside Staples Center, a group of veterans including the injured Kawhi Leonard and Nicolas Batum used the time to speak with teammates as they waited for Lue’s instructions.

Guard Reggie Jackson, who arrived one year ago after a buyout in Detroit, acknowledged that he wasn’t around for the entirety of last season to know how such player-led discussions were handled before. But, he said, it wasn’t like this.

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