It's preseason but does that mean it doesn't matter? Of course you shouldn't take it too hard nor take it too easy. After two preseason games the Clippers are winless. This will be Doc Rivers' second year coaching the Clippers. The Clippers were a hot name last season and not for good reason. Former owner Donald Sterling said some racist remarks that cost him his job and a suspension from the NBA.
The Clippers let the Golden State Warriors score 112 points and gave up 119 to the Portland Trailblazers. Where is the defense? To make this worse, Warriors guard Stephen Curry fouled out and Damian Lillard didn't even play for the Blazers.
As for the Utah Jazz, they are 2-0. The Jazz are in a rebuilding stage as they have young talent on the roster. The roster is made up primarily of lottery picks..
The Clippers are playing in their second night in a row, so don't expect Chris Paul and Blake Griffin to play heavy minutes. Newest addition Chris Douglas-Roberts will get some minutes as Hedo Turkoglu will probably take it easy.
Jamal Crawford is the Clippers' leading scorer with 18.5 points per game and as for the Utah Jazz its Trey Burke with 16.5.
The starting lineup for the Clippers will most likely be: Chris Paul, J.J. Redick, Chris Douglas-Roberts, Blake Griffin, and DeAndre Jordan. Meanwhile, the Jazz will likely counter with Trey Burke, Alec Burks, Gordon Hayward, Derrick Favors, and Enes Kanter.
