On the second night of a back-to-back, the LA Clippers hosted the Oklahoma City Thunder without two of their starters, Kawhi Leonard and Bradley Beal. Thus, head coach Tyronn Lue surprisingly chose a combination of Kris Dunn and Nicolas Batum. Dunn was right where he should have been, but Lue did not offer John Collins a chance, which is losing the Clippers games and giving their Western Conference competitors the green light to overtake them.
Moreover, last night should have been Collins’ third start of the season with Beal missing two games prior. Yet, fans are still waiting for the day Lue will select the Wake Forest product to run with LA's core.