Clippers squander lead and fall to Pacers, 111-102: 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. -- The Orange County Register
Clippers not sold on need for rest: Playing for the 22nd time in just 36 days, Sunday night against Indiana might’ve been the night to tap Chris Paul or Jamal Crawford on the shoulder and tell them it’s time.