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Clippers guard Bones Hyland pulls up in the lane for a jump shot over Jazz guard Collin Sexton during a preseason game last week. I just feel like I’m just a hundred percent all the way to myself now.” One star wing, Kawhi Leonard, has labeled Hyland the team’s backup point guard. “Just keep going, star potential and just keep …

Clippers forward Paul George, left, looks to pass around Denver Nuggets guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope during the first half Sunday. Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic drives to the basket between Clippers center Mason Plumlee, left, and forward Kawhi Leonard in the first half Sunday. Nuggets coach Michael Malone heaped praise on Clippers backup center Mason Plumlee, himself a former Nugget, before …

Kawhi Leonard leads way and new Clippers help in comeback win over Warriors

Five months into a Clippers season that has produced more consternation than joy, every setback and shortcoming dissected under a microscope of their own championship expectations, came a practice Monday that left a notable impression on forward Nicolas Batum. With Kawhi Leonard making seven three-pointers to tie his career high en route to 33 points, and Norman Powell scoring 24 …