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As the midpoint of the season approaches, players’ roles and rotation spots, as well as team identities, begin to reveal themselves. The contenders begin to separate from the pack, understanding their strengths and weaknesses, analyzing what line-ups work and don’t work, and accepting what to expect from their players on a nightly basis.
Though they’re undoubtedly a top-10 team in the league, the Clippers remain a step behind in this process. Injuries to Chris Paul, Mo Williams, Eric Bledsoe and Chauncey Billups (out for the season) – as well as the sporadic additions of Reggie Evans and Kenyon Martin – have prevented them from playing at full strength and ironing out their rotation.