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INGLEWOOD — With fires still burning around Los Angeles, the Clippers got back to work, putting distractions aside and focusing on the one thing the team could control: playing basketball.

Yet, thoughts of the widespread devastation and loss of lives lingered Monday night at Intuit Dome.

With the players standing on the sideline wearing “LA Strong” warm-up shirts, public address announcer Eric Smith gave a moving speech before Monday’s tipoff about the devastating wildfires, thanking...