It’s been a less-than-ideal run up to Christmas for the Los Angeles Clippers. Over the past week they lost three games in a row, the great return of Paul George was overshadowed by an embarrassing loss to the Spurs, and Marcus Morris Sr.’s designation into the health and safety protocol was followed by the same fate for Reggie Jackson.
It’s been an up and down season in general for the Western Conference’s fifth-placed team, with a 17-15 record, and they have found themselves having to dig into reserves that they didn’t need at their lowest points last season.