Clippers are still looking for answers to their problems

The heated exchanges that followed the Clippers’ previous home defeat were replaced by the quiet of a fast-emptying locker room Wednesday night after their latest letdown.

It wasn’t that there wasn’t anything left to say as much as the talking points had already become a tired refrain.

Their struggles alternate between offense and defense. Their starters and reserves never play well on the same night. They can’t finish games. They’re getting killed in rebounding. Their effort is lagging. They have to find a way to get better.

The only new development was guard Jamal Crawford’s proposed approach to fixing the team’s problems.

“I may do a Q&A with our fans to see what they see,” Crawford said Wednesday, referring to a question-and-answer session via social media, “because I honestly don’t know and I want to figure it out.”

Crawford said he would watch footage of the Clippers’ 102-91 loss to the Utah Jazz on Wednesday to determine what was plaguing his team. Then he paused, reconsidering.

“Maybe I don’t need to watch that on Thanksgiving,” he said.

It’s clear the Clippers haven’t gotten consistent production from any player besides forward Blake Griffin. None of the team’s eight newcomers has been a sustained difference-maker, and some have been massive disappointments. Lance Stephenson is somehow on track to have a worse season than he did last year with the Charlotte Hornets and Paul Pierce has made a negligible impact outside of one preseason game.

It’s left the Clippers needing one or two players to carry the team on a nightly basis, never a formula for sustained success.

“I say it all the time: This isn’t golf, this isn’t tennis,” point guard Chris Paul said. “You can’t do it alone; you need everybody, so we have to find out a way to be more consistent.”

Clippers Coach Doc Rivers told his players after their eighth loss in 11 games to take a long look at themselves before worrying about the team’s collective issues.

“That’s what we have to do,” Griffin said, “just look at ourselves and what we can each individually do to make this team better and that should be our only concern, how we can make the team better and not get caught up in the personal goals or personal woes and just get better.”

Perhaps the most befuddling thing is that the Clippers (7-8) continue to lose despite holding clear matchup advantages at multiple positions. They have lost games in which Griffin’s counterparts have been Derrick Favors and Noah Vonleh and center DeAndre Jordan has gone up against Bismack Biyombo, Mason Plumlee and Zaza Pachulia.

Jordan, in particular, seems to have regressed from his breakthrough over the previous two seasons. His averages are down from last season in points (10.7 per game), rebounds (12.7) and shooting accuracy (68.6%).

The Clippers’ inconsistency has shown in taking — and surrendering — a 23-point lead against the Golden State Warriors and in losing four of their last six home games.

“It’s not just one thing that’s affecting us right now but as a group, there’s no rhythm,” Crawford said. “That’s why you see the up-and-down play. We have to figure it out.”

CLIPPERS UP NEXT

vs. New Orleans

When: 7:30 p.m. PST, Friday.

Where: Staples Center.

On the air: TV: Prime; Radio: 980, 1330.

Records: Pelicans 4-11; Clippers 7-8.

Record vs. Pelicans (2014-15): 2-1.

Update: Maybe playing a team with more problems than themselves is just what the Clippers need to escape their funk. New Orleans, expected to contend for elite status in the Western Conference after pairing offensive mastermind Alvin Gentry with dynamic star Anthony Davis, has sputtered amid a rash of injuries and subpar play. But the Pelicans have won three consecutive games while starting to get healthy, showing glimpses of the team many thought they would be.

ben.bolch@latimes.com

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Times correspondent Melissa Rohlin contributed to this report.