Without four members of their starting lineup, the Clippers would be forgiven for lacking their usual intensity against the Heat Monday. But this team has made adaptability its mantra for the season, and the Clippers were up to the challenge of playing significantly shorthanded, beating Miami 125-118 anyway.
The Clippers knew that they would be without Patrick Beverley, Paul George, and Kawhi Leonard at the start of the day, but then received the additional gut punch that Nicolas Batum would be out with a migraine. The team later diagnosed it as a concussion.
Batum is out tonight with a concussion, the Clippers have updated their injury report to reflect.