The Celtics annihilated the Clippers, pulling away in the second half of Saturday’s afternoon game in Los Angeles for a 145-108 victory.
Here are the takeaways.
1. The NBA’s schedule makers might have set the Clippers up to fail with Saturday’s game, since the Clippers played a road back-to-back against the Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday and Thursday, followed by a day off but a game against the league-leading Celtics at 12:30 p.m. local time on Saturday. The Clippers were also without Kawhi Leonard, who fell awkwardly on his hip against the Mavericks and missed the last two contests.