The Clippers fell to the Pacers, 111-102, at Staples Center on Sunday night. The defeat was the Clippers’ fourth in six games after they started the season 14-2. Below are five takeaways from the action.
1. Tale of two spurts
The Clippers led by as many as 15 points in the first quarter and held an 11-point lead going into the second.
But their second unit — which mostly has been made up of Raymond Felton, Austin Rivers, Jamal Crawford, Paul Pierce and Marreese Speights as of late — slowed the pace down at the start of the second quarter.