The Los Angeles Clippers are entering the last 14 games of the regular season. This crucial stretch will play a huge role in how far they can go this season.
The LA Clippers had been one of the best teams in the league since mid-December, but have faltered of late with a couple of losses as injuries have piled up.
After an extended homestand ended with a thud, the Los Angeles Clippers will be out to solidify their play-in tournament status with back-to-back road games against the New Orleans Pelicans starting Wednesday.
Some say, "There's no such thing as losing. You win, or you learn." That is not the case for the LA Clippers. History suggests they lose, lose again, and refuse to learn from their unfortunate patterns.
Darius Garland did what he could. The Clippers needed a little more. Garland finished with 25 points and 10 assists, leading six players in double figures, but Los Angeles fell to the visiting Spurs on Monday for its second straight loss.
Heroes run the NBA, but every story also needs a villain. For some franchises, it's a particularly hated opponent, but every now and then, it's one of their own.
Clippers star Kawhi Leonard’s absence Monday looked notable. It may not be significant. Leonard sat out the loss to the Spurs with a left ankle sprain after being listed as doubtful earlier in the day.
The Los Angeles Clippers are back to .500 after losing two straight home games, to the Kings and the Spurs, respectively. Yet, most Clippers fans were more concerned about Kawhi Leonard's status than the outcome of the two games.
The Los Angeles Clippers fell to a 119-115 loss to the San Antonio Spurs after a back-and-forth affair, which saw both teams hold 20-point leads at a time.
Basketball has changed so, so much since it was first played in the late 1800s. The NBA has a lot to do with this, and there are even a handful of players who can be credited with influencing significant shifts on their own.
Victor Wembanyama scored 21 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, Stephon Castle added 23 points and eight assists and the San Antonio Spurs continued their late-season surge with a 119-115 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday at Inglewood, Calif.
Kawhi Leonard has been the best version of himself this season, averaging career highs in scoring while being his usual, efficient self all over the court.
LA Clippers star Kawhi Leonard and Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant are two of the greatest players of all-time. Although both players are closer to the twilight of their careers, both are still playing at an elite level.
The Los Angeles Clippers' addition of Bennedict Mathurin at the trade deadline has largely gone as expected. The 23-year-old wing has had some big scoring games and has been productive on the offensive end through the first 15 games with his new team.
The Los Angeles Clippers lost more than just the game against the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night. As disappointing as the defeat to the team with the worst record in the Western Conference was, Kawhi Leonard's early exit was more worrisome for Clippers fans.