The Clippers’ longest win streak of the league came to an end Friday. With any luck, they’re back on track for another.
The only blip on L.A.’s complete demolition of the Minnesota Timberwolves was that it wasn’t a wire-to-wire win. Other than that, the Clippers gave the fans returning to Staples Center everything they could have hoped for in a 124-105 win.
The Clippers firmly exerted control of the game with their two stars back in the starting lineup. Kawhi Leonard was mildly sloppy with the ball, to be expected after more than a week off, but his jumper was pure, and so was Paul George’s, aided in part by Minnesota’s inability to play anything resembling defense.