New York Knicks' Marcus Morris Sr., front left, is defended by Los Angeles Clippers' Paul George, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Credit: AP/Marcio Jose Sanchez
LOS ANGELES — It’s long been a thing for the crowd here, the fashionably late arriving L.A. crowds at the Staples Center. Sunday, it was the Clippers players who also opted to show up after the start time.
For 12 minutes the Knicks were everything that they could have imagined, piling up 45 points and a 16-point lead in the first quarter.