Ending a three-game homestand, the Los Angeles Clippers (2-1) shot 58.3% from the field during a 39-point third quarter that ended up leading to an impressive 115-112 win over the Houston Rockets (1-2), Sunday night at Staples Center.
No Excuse, Just Produce. The motto of Los Angeles’ premiere summer pro-amateur basketball league, the Drew League, was in full effect during the first weekend of playoffs as the stakes to be crowned 2018 Drew League champion were on the line at L.A. Southwest College.
The New Orleans Pelicans knew what was up for grabs Monday night against Los Angeles, as the only thing that stood in their way of clinching a second playoff appearance in seven years was a Clippers unit that looked to play spoilers following their own elimination Saturday afternoon.
The visiting Brooklyn Nets fell to the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center on Sunday night as Austin Rivers drilled a 3-pointer with 33.8 seconds left to put the Nets’ attempted fourth-quarter comeback away for good.
. The shorthanded Minnesota Timberwolves, who fought without star guard Jimmy Butler, came in and outlasted the Clippers behind a season-high 40-point performance from Andrew Wiggins.
An injury-plagued Los Angeles Clippers team outplayed the Toronto Raptors in a 96-91 victory at Staples Center
The Los Angeles Clippers Foundation partnered with the Salvation Army for the tenth annual event, providing 1,000 families-in-need with bags of food and hygienic products.