Kawhi Leonard and Paul George approached midcourt before tipoff Sunday evening inside Crypto.com Arena, one stoic, the other about to speak. The Clippers' stars had been asked to address the crowd before the team's home opener, and George kept his remarks brief as Leonard nodded along.
"Why not us?" George said. "Let's go get it this year."
All Sunday proved, as the Clippers struggled to keep pace with Phoenix during a 112-95 loss, in their second game in as many nights, was that before the Clippers can dream of getting a title, they have to get a few questions answered first.
