As they approach the halfway point of their 82-game schedule, Clippers coach Doc Rivers said every NBA team reaches the “dog days” of the season in January. “You look at scores around the league [and] you see some crazy scores right now,” Rivers said after practice Wednesday. AdvertisementThe Clippers surrendered an average of 136 points in those two games, making it clear to them that their defense has to improve. They will have four days off before playing the Golden State Warriors on Friday night at Staples Center. “We had a lot of games with a lot of no practice, even no shootarounds, so you’re going to have slippage.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 09, 2020 02:26 UTC