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As the All-Star break looms, it’s time to look at the hits and the misses of the season so far

Top teams hold pat. Plus, the Suns’ slide continues.

DENVER — Losers of three straight and seeking a spark, the Los Angeles Clippers hoped this night would represent a turnaround.

INDIANAPOLIS — Clippers guard John Wall sat in the corner of the locker room, glued to his phone. The Clippers had just lost in Philadelphia to begin a five-game trip and players were stewing over the breakdowns.

BOSTON — The Celtics weren’t happy with their first effort against the Clippers earlier this month in Los Angeles. Their star duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown didn’t play up to standards. They lost their poise in one of their worst offensive performances of the season.

Los Angeles (AFP) - Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving scored 32 points apiece as the Brooklyn Nets pushed their NBA winning streak to nine games Monday with a 125-117 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

DETROIT — After two days off due to the Christmas holiday, the Pistons hoped their recent third-quarter woes would not follow them into Monday's matchup against the LA Clippers.

The @HoopsHype staff decided to do an All-Exes starting lineup for all 30 NBA teams and the Thunder are clearly the best.

PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid flipped the ball over his head, De’Anthony Melton put on a dribble move, and the shot went splash.

The first sign that things were different for the Clippers wasn’t seen so much as it was heard, some 90 minutes before Wednesday’s tipoff. It was the sound of sneakers on cement flooring reaching full speed down a hallway leading from the court to the team’s Crypto.com Arena locker rooms.

LOS ANGELES — Nicolas Batum, as passionate a fan of France's national soccer team as there is, said he tried recovering from Les Bleus' World Cup final defeat by spending Sunday walking around Disneyland with his family.