Close losses bring teachable moments for young teams.
That was the silver lining in Monday night’s 110-106 home loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.
“We had a lot of games last year where it was hard to see how much we learned because we were getting hammered pretty good,” interim head coach Sam Mitchell said. “This year, we’re disappointed with our record at home, but we’ve been in every game. I can count one game where we really didn’t feel like we had a chance to win it, but out of 20 games with a young basketball team learning how to play, learning how to win.