Three weeks into the NBA season, only two teams have yet to win a game decided in the final minutes. One is the Washington Wizards, a rebuilding team for whom struggles were predictable. The other is the championship-aspirant Clippers, whose inability to close out close games is but one of several issues contributing to a 3-7 start, including six consecutive losses.
Defensively, the Clippers often cannot end possessions and get stops - a flaw that is not limited to solely their clutch moments, but has stood out even more in a game's final possessions. In clutch scenarios, the Clippers have collected only 34.6% of available defensive rebounds - the worst rate in the league by a vast margin.
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