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Losing by 19 points. Where did the Clippers lose? Harden Leonard fell into a strange circle. Lu Shuai needs to find a way.

1:39am, 30 October 2025【Basketball】

In this game between the Clippers and the Warriors, it is clear that the Warriors are playing a back-to-back game, but in the game, the Clippers are more like the team playing a back-to-back game, without any vitality on both ends of the offense and defense. In this case, it is expected that the Clippers will lose, there is no doubt about this. So as far as this game is concerned, what points are worth analyzing? Losing by 19 points, where did the Clippers lose? Harden Leonard fell into a strange circle, and Lu Shuai had to find a way.

From the perspective of the Clippers, this game ended up losing by 19 points. It can be said that the game ended in a wild loss. So where did the Clippers lose? The following points are important. First, there were too many mistakes. In fact, after the first half, the gap between the two sides was not very big, but in the third quarter, the Clippers made quite a few mistakes. In front of a team like the Warriors, making too many mistakes gives opportunities to the opponent. There is nothing you can do about it, you have to pay for your mistakes during the game.

Second, Harden and Leonard fell into a strange circle. Why are these two people trapped in a strange circle in this game? In fact, according to the Clippers' tactical arrangement, Harden and Leonard waited until the second half to exert their strength. However, the Warriors were too far ahead in the first quarter, and Harden and Leonard could only exert their strength early, so their physical energy was exhausted early, and their efficiency in the second half was not high. In fact, this is also a very helpless thing. Other players have no way to change the Warriors' defensive rhythm.

Third, the character lineup does not match the strength of the warriors. In fact, in this game, there was a sharp contrast between the two teams. The Warriors' role players are very eye-catching, so they give the Warriors' main players plenty of opportunities to play. On the other hand, for the Clippers, Collins has no value, and the same goes for Lopez. Even Zubac, who was in the starting lineup, did not perform as well as he should have. When no one from the role players steps up to share the pressure, the team's main force will feel uncomfortable.

Fourth, the inside advantage has not been used. What are the Clippers' advantages? Just inside. However, in this game, the Clippers did not take advantage of their inside size, but were thrown off the rhythm by the Warriors. For the Clippers, their advantages are of no value, and if they compete with the Warriors in terms of lineup depth, they will naturally be outclassed. In addition, we should note that the Clippers team has almost no linkage, and the team only has 10 assists.

In general, after this game, the team's problems have become obvious. Bogdan obviously cannot start. In addition, Paul is really old, and his value on the field has seriously declined. For Tyronn Lue, he has to find a way. To a certain extent, the Clippers have gone on the same path as last season. In the end, they still have to rely on Harden and Leonard, who can't rest at all. Let's see how the Clippers adjust in the next game.