In what was the team’s best-played game of the Las Vegas Summer League, the Clippers bested the Washington Wizards 89-74 in yesterday afternoon’s opening-round playoff game. Each team went 1-2 in preliminary play and were the 16th and 17th-seeded teams, with the Wizards being ahead on tiebreaker.
The Clippers were once again led by standout rookie Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who was more selective with his shot attempts in this game but put more of his passing and vision on display, finishing with 17 points on 8-16 shooting, 6 assists, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, and 1 block while going +23 in his 29 minutes.