DeMar DeRozan of Toronto drives past Clippers’ Matt Barnes/Associated Press Photo/Canadian Press, Nathan Denette

– This one was a real head-shaker. Think about this: The Clippers led 30-20 with 2:33 left in the first quarter. They trailed by 24 with 5:52 to play in the game. That’s a 44-point turn-around. Once again, a clear example of the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde personality of the Clippers.

– The Clippers did not shoot poorly from the field overall, coming in at 48.7 percent. But they shot just 26.1 percent (4 of 13) from 3-point range. And since the Clippers shoot 37.4 percent from long-distance on the season – fifth in the NBA – they rely somewhat heavily on that to help them win games. The Clippers shot just 22.7 percent (5 of 22) from 3-point range against Cleveland on Thursday and 32 percent (8 of 23) from there  Monday at Brooklyn. The Clippers lost those games as well.

– This defeat marked the first time during Doc Rivers’ coaching tenure with the Clippers – comprised of 2013-14 and this season – the Clippers have lost three consecutive games. Since the Clippers next play Sunday morning at Oklahoma City – a team hungry to climb into the top eight of the Western Conference standings – keeping the losing streak to three won’t be easy.

– The Clippers were outrebounded 42-30. Really? Thirty rebounds? DeAndre Jordan, who leads the league with a 13.5 average, had just seven in 36 minutes of play. The Clippers now average 41.5 per game, which is 24th in the NBA. They gave up 42.2, giving them a differential of minus-0.7.

– The Clippers were again without shooting guard J.J. Redick, who missed his second consecutive game – also, he only played four minutes at Brooklyn – because of back spasms. Redick is a key player on this team, but he’s not one of the top guys, so don’t think his absence is the only reason why the Clippers have lost these past three games. There is more going on than that. It’s difficult to put a finger on it, but there just seems to be something missing from this team. It’s too up and down. The Clippers, incidentally, at 33-18 and now in sixth-place in the Western Conference standings. They are just a half-game ahead of seventh-place San Antonio (32-18) and just 4 1/2 games in front of eighth-place Phoenix (29-23).