After they’d left Madison Square Garden with a third consecutive win Sunday, the Clippers returned to their Tribeca hotel and waited out a storm that some forecasts predicted could drop up to 20 inches of snow by Tuesday.
The Nor’easter was nothing to ignore: The team is scheduled to depart late Tuesday night en route to Cleveland for the final stop of this six-game trip. But dicey transportation logistics are not the only challenge the Clippers must confront.
A few hours before takeoff, they will attempt to contain a Brooklyn Nets offense featuring Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving, each of whom ranks among the NBA’s top 17 scorers.