Basketball is back, and in a vacuum, it feels pretty good.
The L.A. Clippers broke the duck in Orlando, playing a televised scrimmage against the Orlando Magic Wednesday, and winning 99-90. Lou Williams was the top scorer, with 22 points, and Paul George also had a good game on the day.
One of the big questions after the game was how the team responded to the new surroundings, specifically an empty space with graphics and other bells and whistles present in lieu of fans.
“Once you’re inside the lines, once the game started and I was watching the guys play for the first six minutes, I thought it was cool when somebody scored, they had their own graphic on the screen,” Williams told reporters after the game.