Resurgent Clippers bring new expectations into showdown with Nets
Once a major disappointment, the Los Angeles Clippers are now the NBA's hottest team. They will be out to extend their run of success during a visit from the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday in Inglewood, Calif.
More than a month removed from their 6-21 start to the season, the Clippers are now 14-3 since Dec. 20 and have bookended that run with victories over the cross-town Los Angeles Lakers, including one Thursday.
The Clippers' identity has changed so much that their 112-104 victory over...