The Clippers started off this game about as poorly as possible. They made foolish decisions defensively, didn’t move the ball on offense, missed the few open shots they did get, and just generally looked lethargic. In the blink of an eye, they were down 17-4. As the bench came in, the offense slowly stabilized, mostly because of Lou and Trez, but the defense did not. Boban Marjanovic was even brought in as Doc tried to find a workable lineup, but the Clippers still trailed 40-22 at the end of the first quarter.
The second quarter didn’t go all that much better.