Clippers head coach Doc Rivers talks with guard Reggie Jackson during the second half on Wednesday in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. At the time when the Clippers could use his room-rattling voice, Patrick Beverley was back on the Clippers’ bench, his mouth stuck behind a silver face covering. Beverley, according to Clippers coach Doc Rivers, didn’t move well during the …
The second game of the Clippers’ postseason began Wednesday with an irreplaceable player missing from their lineup. The Clippers’ 127-114 loss to Dallas in Game 2 of their now-even first-round series wasn’t the result of falling behind 15-2 within the first quarter’s first five minutes, though that stretch — which came only two days after the Clippers opened Game 1 …
Dallas Mavericks forward Maxi Kleber, right, grabs the ball in front of Clippers guard Patrick Beverley during the third quarter of Game 1. Dallas Mavericks’ Dorian Finney-Smith, top, and Clippers forward Montrezl Harrell, bottom, reach for the ball during the first half of Game 1 of the NBA Western Conference quarterfinals in Orlando. Dallas Mavericks guard Seth Curry, left, fouls …
Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic is pressured by Clippers’ Reggie Jackson and JaMychal Green, right, during the third quarter of Game 1 of the NBA first-round playoff series on Monday in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Luka Doncic, the Mavericks’ 21-year-old megastar, skidded across the court repeatedly during his first ever NBA playoff game. 1 / 17 Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard, right, …