The viewing experience of the game is too bad! The decline of the Clippers interior pillars is obviously too large?

In the previous NBA regular season, the Miami Heat defeated the Los Angeles Clippers at home 120-119. After this game, the Heat's record, which ended their two-game losing streak, improved to 4 wins and 3 losses, and their ranking climbed to fifth place in the Eastern Conference; while the Clippers, who lost two of the last three games, saw their record drop to 3 wins and 3 losses, and their ranking dropped to ninth place in the Western Conference.

In this game, the performance of the Clippers' starting center Ivica Zubac was a bit hard to describe. Zubac played 33 minutes and 26 seconds, making 4 of 9 shots and 1 of 2 free throws. He scored 9 points, 18 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, including 5 offensive rebounds, 3 turnovers and 5 fouls, with a plus-minus of -6. Zubac's efficiency on the offensive end is not ideal. He actually got a lot of opportunities to attack at the basket, but he was obviously restricted in the opponent's interior, and his scoring ability at the basket was not used at all. Zubac did a good job in fighting for rebounds in the front and backcourt, but his performance in interior defense was also less than ideal. He did not guard the team's interior, and his ability to protect the frame was not fully utilized. Overall, Zubac's performance in this game was really disappointing. He did not have the effect he should have, which also largely contributed to the team's defeat.

In the NBA regular season last season, Zubac played a total of 80 times in 82 games, averaging 32.8 minutes per game. He averaged 16.8 points, 12.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 0.7 steals, 1.1 blocks, 1.6 turnovers and 2.1 fouls. He shot 62.8% from the field and 68.1% from the free throw line. In the playoffs, Zubac played a total of 7 times, averaging 36.6 minutes per game. He averaged 17.4 points, 10.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 0.7 steals and 1 block per game. He also had 1.6 turnovers and 2.7 fouls. He shot 65.9% from the field and 53.8% from the free throw line. Since the start of this season, Zubac has averaged 29.6 minutes per game in the first 6 games, averaging 14.2 points, 10.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 0.2 steals, 1.3 blocks, 2 turnovers and 2.5 fouls, shooting 61.7% from the field and 84.6% from the free throw line.

Zubac's performance this season has actually declined significantly compared with last season. It seems that his data is pretty good, but in fact his dominance on the court is obviously insufficient. He lacks sufficient deterrence on the offensive end, and he seems a bit weak on the defensive end. It stands to reason that the 28-year-old Zubac is at the peak of his career. With the accumulation of experience, these few seasons should be his opportunity to perform the best performance of his career. As a result, his performance so far this season has indeed been poor, which has actually affected the Clippers' overall competitiveness to a great extent. We don't know what happened to Zubac. Why did he suddenly decline like this?