The injury report itself almost looked like a starting lineup: The Los Angeles Clippers were without Blake Griffin, Milos Teodosic and Danilo Gallinari, and Patrick Beverley was already called out for the season. In addition to the long-term injuries of Rudy Gobert, Joe Johnson and Dante Exum, the Jazz ruled out Rodney Hood (ankle) and Raul Neto (hamstring) after shootaround that morning.
The Clippers might have the worst of it: Of their starting lineup from the season opener, only DeAndre Jordan remains. Rivers said he’s been hoping that the healthy players will continue to show him something that will pleasantly surprise him: L.