Clippers come up short against Magic

INGLEWOOD — Since the trade deadline, Clippers coach Tyronn Lue has had to adjust his lineup to keep from sinking in the standings, a task made difficult without starters James Harden and Ivica Zubac. Harden was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, while Zubac was sent to Indiana.

But there is one constant with this year’s team: the Clippers play hard on defense, and they applied the pressure down the stretch but couldn’t hold off the Orlando Magic, 111-109, on Sunday night at Intuit Dome.