With a 120-107 loss to the Utah Jazz on Saturday, the Clippers are 23-11 through 34 games. That’s a 56-win pace — a four-win decrease from our last checkup at the 22-game mark. That record would likely be good enough for a top-three seed in the playoffs.



Here is our third examination of the season — read the first two State of the Clippers here and here — including 10 observations and trends through 34 games. We’ll continue to monitor the team’s storylines in approximately 10-game increments.



The Clippers are an elite team — and far from fully formed



There has been no consistency from the Clippers this season.



Only two players have played in all 34 games: Ivica Zubac and Moe Harkless (Montrezl Harrell just missed out after his illness against the Jazz). Zubac and Harkless are toward the back end of the rotation, though, despite being starters — they’re ninth and seventh on the team in minutes per...