Trae Young scores 30 for Atlanta and a lineup change doesn’t change the outcome for the Clippers.
LOS ANGELES — It’s been Coach Tyronn Lue’s mantra for weeks now. Play defense. Develop a defensive mindset. Create good habits starting with defense. He said the Clippers can score, but their downfall has been a breakdown in their defense.
The Clippers, however, didn’t get the victory, losing to the Atlanta Hawks 112-108 Sunday in the first of a five-game homestand. The loss extended their losing streak to six games. Lue was hoping that with a lineup change, some defensive work and perhaps a bit of luck, the Clippers could have snapped their losing streak.
Throughout the skid, Lue said that the Clippers tended to play well in spurts and Sunday’s game was not much different. They squandered a 17-point lead, trailed by as many as 11 in the third and led by 11 in the fourth before it ended in a four-point loss. Leonard led the Clippers with 29 points, Ivica Zubac had 17 points and 18 rebounds, while three others scored in double figures. But it wasn’t enough.
Mann lined up alongside Leonard, Batum, Zubac and Marcus Morris Sr. Paul George did not play because of a lingering hamstring injury and Luke Kennard also was out. Lue said he liked what he saw from his starting lineup, especially defensively.
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