The Clippers came into Indiana on the second night of a back-to-back, on the last game of a five-in-seven stretch, at the end of an eight-game road swing. Fatigue was to be expected, if not accepted.
That didn’t make it any easier to stomach defeat, as the Clippers dropped the final game of the Grammy road trip at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, losing 122-116. The team ends the eight-game rodeo 4-4.
Amir Coffey led all scorers with 27 points, but he was followed closely by 26 from rookie Isaiah Jackson, who made his first start of his career. Four centers (three starters) were out in this game — Goga Bitadze, Domantas Sabonis, Myles Turner, and Ivica Zubac — and the rookie Jackson outplayed the remaining bigs on the Clippers roster.