Suddenly feeling a whole lot better about the road ahead, the Los Angeles Clippers will return home from an East Coast road trip Monday to face the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The Clippers have lost six of their last nine games, but two of those victories came at Boston and Brooklyn last week. Los Angeles picked up a 120-116 victory over the Nets in a game in which they were without Paul George (elbow) and head coach Tyronn Lue (COVID-19 protocol).
The Clippers also had a number of key players in protocol, including Luke Kennard, Ivica Zubac and energetic rookie Brandon Boston Jr. Nicolas Batum and Isaiah Hartenstein both were out with ankle injuries.
Eric Bledsoe led the Clippers with a season-high 27 points, and the backcourt production continued with 19 points from Reggie Jackson. Terance Mann also had 19 points, including a key 3-pointer with 23.5 seconds remaining to put the Clippers up 117-113.
Jackson was playing in his second game since returning from COVID-19 protocol.
“It feels…