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‘We have battled’: Clippers reflect on accomplishments ahead of play-in game

LOS ANGELES — This time, they were short-handed by design. It was the Clippers’ regular-season finale, against an opponent in Oklahoma City with more incentives to improve their draft lottery odds than their win total. It was their second game in as many nights. It came, most importantly, just 48 hours before a playoff berth would be on the line with Tuesday’s play-in tournament matchup in ...
Brandon Boston Jr. of the Los Angeles Clippers fakes a pass in front of Melvin Frazier Jr. of the Oklahoma City Thunder during a 138-88 Clippers win at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday, April 10, 2022, in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES — This time, they were short-handed by design.

It was the Clippers’ regular-season finale, against an opponent in Oklahoma City with more incentives to improve their draft lottery odds than their win total. It was their second game in as many nights. It came, most importantly, just 48 hours before a playoff berth would be on the line with Tuesday’s play-in tournament matchup in Minnesota.

It was why, then, there were nearly as

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