Long after the Clippers had lost an agonizing, mistake-filled game to the Indiana Pacers, coach Doc Rivers eased his way down a hallway inside Bakers Life Fieldhouse on Friday night and explained why it had taken him so long to address the media.
Rivers essentially had to come to grips with the way the Clippers melted down in the final 1 minute and 28 seconds of a winnable game.
His team had turned the ball over on three consecutive occasions after the score was tied 102-102.
That, in part, allowed Rivers to let go of the pain he felt from his team's stinging 109-104 loss.