Clippers Survive 114-111 OT Win Vs. Pelicans

Rowan Kavner

Score: LAC 114 – NOP 111

LOS ANGELES – The Clippers knew it was the type of game they’d just need to survive.

One 12:30 p.m. can get a team out of whack. Back-to-back games with the early start can decimate a team’s normal rhythm, and that looked obvious all Sunday afternoon before the Clippers (25-13) eventually put the Pelicans (11-25) away, 114-111, in overtime for their ninth straight win.

Next Game: 1/13

Tipoff: 7:30pm PDT

The Clippers had their biggest lead of the game at 12 points early in the fourth quarter, but the offense quickly went cold. The Clippers shot just 26.3 percent in the fourth quarter, scoring five points during a six-minute span in the middle of the quarter…