Tyronn Lue's comments reflect cold reality on Clippers' biggest weakness

Tyronn Lue, LA Clippers | Kirby Lee-Imagn ImagesGlancing at the statistics and advanced metrics, then using the drawing board to implement strategies to improve, are among the key strategies head coaches follow, especially early in the year. In a press conference, Tyronn Lue mentioned the LA Clippers’ defensive rating in the first quarter, compared to the rest of the game, ultimately sharing that the team’s biggest weakness needs development behind the scenes.

Tyronn Lue, on the team’s defensive issues early in games: “The first quarter, like the first seven minutes of every game in the first quarter, we’re, like, a 155.0 Defensive Rating. And then from that point on, we’re, like, second in…