The Clippers’ comeback came out of the blue.
It turned out to be too good to be true.
Trailing by 21 points Friday on their home court coated in two hues of blue, the Clippers had few baskets and fewer answers for the New Orleans Pelicans. And the game was just 10 minutes old.
But nudged by the scoring of Norman Powell, Paul George and Kawhi Leonard, the Clippers led by as many as six points in the third quarter, looking every bit like a team that had regained confidence during its previous week by winning three consecutive games.