The Los Angeles Clippers unraveled again on Monday night , a collapse that pushed their losing streak deeper, raised new questions about the standings, and left Kawhi Leonard facing the Miami Heat’s 140–123 onslaught with a blunt honesty that echoed through the night. The Heat buried the Clippers under a barrage of 24 made threes , tying a franchise record, and used a stunning 30–2 run to blow the game wide open. The Clippers are now 14th in the West standings, losers of five straight , and 2–8 over their last ten. Even worse, they were eliminated from the NBA Cup days earlier. Every part of this slide feels heavy.

Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue made the kind of move coaches only make when frustration meets reality . According to SI’s Joey Linn, he benched his entire starting l

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