The Clippers have their backs against the wall in the first round, down 2-0 with the next two games on the road. They have to make adjustments, because what they’ve been doing so far isn’t working.
The culprit so far, interestingly enough, has been the starting lineup. Despite L.A.’s starters excelling against Dallas last year against largely similar personnel, that same group (give or take a Landry Shamet) has been beaten pretty badly over the first two games. They were outscored by eight points in Game 1 and by 16 points in Game 2.
The Clippers starting unit was outscored by 16 points during its 11.