After making off-season moves to continue their quest to their first ever NBA championship, the Los Angeles Clippers currently stand fourth in the Western Conference with a 16-12 record. Apparently, keeping DeAndre Jordan and adding Lance Stephenson/Paul Pierce hasn’t done the Clippers much justice. It is now to the point that their star guard and de facto leader, Chris Paul, doesn’t think the team should be the topic of discussion or worried about.
From LA Times
A few rallies and lots of intentional fouling rounded out the Clippers’ 107-97 loss to the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center that completed a winless two-game trip.
“We’re not a team that anybody needs to be worried about, I’ll tell you that,” Clippers point guard Chris Paul said. “Not right now.”
“We came out with no energy, no intensity on both ends of the floor,” Clippers center DeAndre Jordan said. “This loss was on the starters. We came out and we didn’t establish anything, really.”
The Clippers are currently on a two-game losing streak and have matchups between the Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles Lakers and Utah Jazz next up. High expectations cloud the Clippers and Paul is giving everyone a reminder.
