INGLEWOOD — Since the trade deadline, Clippers coach Tyronn Lue has had to adjust his lineup to keep from sinking in the standings, a task made difficult without starters James Harden and Ivica Zubac ... But there is one constant with this year’s team ... .
LOS ANGELES — You saw it, Tyronn Lue said ... They pushed until there was little left ... But Lue did. “That’s who we are,” Lue said tersely ... We’re going to scrap every night, and that’s who we are ... “We plan to win,” Lue said ... I mean we are trying to win ... .
LOS ANGELES — Clippers center Brook Lopez started the season coming off the bench, seeing little time behind starting center Ivica Zubac, his minutes hovering in the 15- to 17-minute range ...Again, Lopez, an 18-year veteran, didn’t take notice ... When ... .
INGLEWOOD — Anyone wondering how newly acquired Bennedict Mathurin would fit into the Clippers’ offense, all they had to do was check the box score of Thursday night’s game against the Denver Nuggets... But in the waning moments, Derrick Jones Jr ... 20 ... .
The Clippers enter the final stretch of the season as the hottest team in the NBA, having won 20 of their past 27 games, a feat that caught many insiders by surprise ...Things, however, have changed since the start of February ... The answer is yes, so far.
INGLEWOOD — Two days after the All-Star break, things didn’t settle down for the Clippers. CoachTyronn Lue rushed out before Wednesday’s practice was over for a doctor’s appointment ... Team owner Steve Ballmer was even in attendance ... NUGGETS AT CLIPPERS.
For folks who have been putting off doing their income taxes, here’s an incentive. Recent changes in federal tax law could mean bigger refunds for many taxpayers, a Vallejo tax preparer said ... (The bill did not change California state taxes.). RELATED ... .
INGLEWOOD — The calm exterior hides Kawhi Leonard’s intense drive to succeed, his passion for the game and the need to prove he can carry the Clippers to respectability this season after a woeful start ... “Kawhi is special man,” Towns said ... 20.