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After ‘roller coaster’ week, Clippers are thankful for a couple days off

LOS ANGELES — Once he’d finished discussing a dispiriting Clippers overtime loss to Dallas, Reggie Jackson’s mood brightened late Tuesday night inside Staples Center. It was Jackson’s turn to play questioner.

Pointing his finger as he moved around a room that hosts postgame news conferences, the guard surveyed a dozen or so people for their favorite Thanksgiving dishes. He asked reporters. He asked arena workers holding microphones. He asked the team’s public relations employees. Only when he was almost to the door was Jackson asked about his own holiday preferences.

“I ain’t going to lie, my go-tos are

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