LOS ANGELES — Tyronn Lue had no answers.

“Got to play better,” Lue said.

James Harden didn’t either.

“If we knew,” Harden said, “it wouldn’t be happening.”

In the locker room, Kawhi Leonard sounded the alarm.

“It’s time to crawl out the hole,” said Leonard. “It’s either you want to or stay down.”

Saturday night’s 114–110 loss to the Mavericks was a low point in the Clippers’ season. Hold it—let’s stop there. The Clippers didn’t lose to the Mavs . That would imply Dallas sent out a lineup that resembled its roster. No, this was the Zombie Mavs. No Kyrie Irving. No Anthony Davis. No Dereck Lively II. No Daniel Gafford. P.J. Washington was active … until Washington stepped on a loose ball during warmups and twisted his ankle .

The Clippers played the Mavericks only in the sense tha

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