Kawhi Leonard finishes with 44 points and Russell Westbrook makes a solid debut for Clippers, but late mistakes send them to a 176-175 loss to the Kings.
’s entire offensive arsenal en route to a season-high 44 points and the full Westbrook experience — his imprint left all over the debut of his fifth team in five seasons in ways that ran the spectrum from positive to puzzling.The Clippers are considered among the favorites for an NBA title, but Kawhi Leonard and Paul George have plenty of questions to answer over the next 21 games.
Yet for all of the spotlight on Westbrook and what his addition could mean, he represents just one question the Clippers must answer to realize their title ambitions. Even more were revealed Friday, with 25 turnovers yielding 42 points for the Kings.Four in a row changed the game during a disastrous fourth-quarter stretch.
Again, the Clippers could not hold it. Improving their late-game offensive execution was one reason the team sought Westbrook’s ballhandling experience, but a possession of isolation yielded a missed jumper by George, and missed putback by Leonard, and a second overtime period was required.
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