How will the Clippers do in the game coming up versus the Celtics? What are the Clippers keys to get a victory? Which opposing player(s) should LA be wary of? Will the game be bombs away by both teams or first to 100 gets the W? Who will step up?
Clippers vs. Celtics Game Day 2026-01-03
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Clipper D so far not fazing the Celtics as Boston is off to a hot start. Harden shaken up after taking an elbow to the nasal area from White.
Celtics just red hot- hitting all their jumpers. Clips down 22-11.
Welcome back Big Zu! Comes in off the bench and blocks Brown's layup attempt right away.
That's a familiar sight- Harden to Zu for the slam!
Another clean look by the Celtics from deep, and White drills another. Clips need to call another timeout, down 37-23.
Can't be allowing their center to catch the ball in the middle and then dunks it without even trying foul- come on.
Nico doing his part to keep the Clips in it, drills another bingo.
Sheesh where are all these Boston fans coming from? Every year Celtics visit, it sounds like 50/50 Celtics fans in the building.
DJJ a good game thus far as well- hits his second bingo, cuts it to 13.
Nifty up and under by Dunn!
Derrick White playing like Kawhi Leonard
Collins an excellent first half- hits another bingo! That's three in a row and he now has *20* in 10 minutes! Good find by Dunn.
Clips make up some ground in the second quarter, trail 71-63 at the half. Guys must defend, and that includes getting back on D, plus rebound the ball better in order to have a chance in the second half.
Zu starts the second half over Lopez
The Klaw drills a pair of J's to start the 3rd, and it's down to 4!
On the drive, Harden is a bit off with his passing as he hasn't been used to dishing to Zu for a while. And he's been trying to force the issue but the passes have ended being turnovers.
Dunn- yes make them pay for leaving him wide open from deep
Celtics chucking a lot of 3's in, so hopefully eventually they will cool off. But the Clippers must get those rebounds.
Harden just cannot stay in front of Brown, leads to another open 3 by the Celts. But the Beard retaliates with his own.
It's a crazy shootout right now as both teams are drilling bingos- DJJ says my turn! Clips still trail, 96-90.
Crazy- Brown is just hitting everything despite DJJ all over him.
Lopez trying to keep the Clippers in it with a pair of bingos, but the Celtics get *3* offensive rebounds SMH. Clippers trail 113-99 after 3.
Effin Pritchard and Mazzulla man. Pritchard dives and lands DJJ's leg, twisting his knee, and they're high-fiving each other saying great job.
DJJ has to be helped off the floor to the locker room. Hopefully it's not as serious as his last injury, also at the hands of the Celtics.
Clipper 6 game losing streak is going to come to an end in an emphatic way. Give credit to Boston, especially Jaylen Brown who is just ON FIRE. Dude drills another jumper, and he has 48 now. They're up 24 with 5 minutes left, and they're leaving him out there while the Clips have waved the white flag.
Brown wants to stay to break his record of 50 but they yank him
Kobe Brown putting in some good minutes here
I think these guys have been hustling us this whole season. They started the year off not playing hard because they know....
....they know that up n' down the roster, we aren't athletic. It wasn't just a hustle thing. Boston was so much more athletic.
Jordan Walsh is an athlete and has a 7'3 wingspan. Brown, athlete. Quetta, athlete. White, Hauser, Pritchard, athletes.
Simons is an athlete. We were just getting overwhelmed on loose balls, second chance buckets... ridiculous.
But I've said this before, and my thoughts remain. If we hustle, like we did tonight, I'll ride with every L
Also, I hope DJJ is alright. He grabbed his knee, and I thought, ohhhhhhh.... .noooooo....
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