After the Clippers came back to beat Memphis in overtime Friday afternoon, coach Doc Rivers, his voice more hoarse than usual, could bask in the knowledge that he and his staff saw this coming.
This is who his team is — the cardiac Clippers — a team without the star power needed to blow out teams, but with the toughness and togetherness to be harder to stop than Michael Myers.
Three of their last four games at Staples Center have gone to overtime — against three of the NBA’s top teams this season, Milwaukee, Golden State and Memphis.