LOS ANGELES >> A sports car runs just fine until the fuel needle slips to the left of “E.”
The exhaustion that didn’t keep the Clippers from a decisive victory in Cleveland and from a gutty back-to-back win in New Orleans, maybe that’s what showed up Sunday night at Staples Center. If not, the alternative is fairly ugly.
The Clippers squandered a 15-point first-quarter lead and turned the ball over 20 times, losing 111-102 to the Indiana Pacers.
It’s the second time the Clippers have lost to the Pacers this season, and just the fourth time Indiana has beaten a team with a record better than .