00:00So three out of four they've lost now, and it was Denver without Jokic.
00:04It was Wemba Yama, a really good San Antonio team,
00:07and then the worst team in the league in Indiana.
00:09There's no Jalen Brown in that game, but still a loss to Indiana.
00:12Do you look at this?
00:13Is this just a little bit of a speed bump thing,
00:15and they're going to get back on track,
00:16or is there a sign here where there's still some struggles going on?
00:20I think this streak has highlighted something
00:22that's a little bit more worrisome looking forward,
00:24and that's their games of the clutch.
00:25I mean, they're 8-12 in clutch games.
00:2712 of their 15 losses, that's 80% have come in the clutch,
00:31and I know you can look at that as a positive.
00:32You can try to spin it as a positive.
00:34Okay, they're in every game.
00:35They're not getting blown out.
00:36They're competitive every night, and they don't have Jason Tatum.
00:38That's their closer, but the hallmark of a good basketball team
00:42is one that can execute down the stretch and perform in the clutch,
00:45and they just haven't been able to do that.
00:47Statistically, they're one of the worst defensive teams in the clutch,
00:50and that's kind of hurting their rebounding has been brutal.
00:53Which is strange because you wouldn't think that would be them, right?
00:56If anything, that would be maybe even a strength of this team.
00:59Right.
00:59They've been out-rebounded 57 of 43.
01:02It's minus 14 in their clutch minutes,
01:04and they're including 19 and 9 on the offensive glass.
01:08They've allowed the second-most second-chance points of the clutch.
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