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Clippers fine-tune their lineups ahead of play-in tournament, rout Kings

LOS ANGELES — Between 1976 and 1991, the franchise first known as the Braves and later the Clippers changed names once, cities three times and coaches 10 times. Through it all, one thing never changed — an inability to reach the playoffs. Those 15 consecutive seasons without making the postseason were an NBA record and — together with a later 14-year span featuring just one playoff appearance ...
Head coach Tyronn Lue of the Los Angeles Clippers calls out a play against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the second quarter at Staples Center on Jan. 22, 2021 in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES — Between 1976 and 1991, the franchise first known as the Braves and later the Clippers changed names once, cities three times and coaches 10 times.

Through it all, one thing never changed — an inability to reach the playoffs.

Those 15 consecutive seasons without making the postseason were an NBA record and — together with a later 14-year span featuring just one playoff appearance — morphed the Clippers into shorthand for professional sports mismanagement as one Sisyphean season after another

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