The Clippers are embarking on their longest trip of the season, a seven-game, 11-day excursion that will test them because of the grind and the absence of one starter and a key reserve.
Only three of the teams the Clippers will face had at least a .500 record going into Monday night's games. The Clippers play their first game on this trip in Atlanta on Wednesday night.
But the Clippers won't have starting guard J.J. Redick, who will be out six to eight weeks after breaking, and tearing ligaments in, his right, shooting hand. Redick won't need surgery, the team said.
Backup small forward Matt Barnes also will be sidelined at least another week while recovering from surgery on his left retina.
JJ Redick is a decent NBA player. Let's not trifle that. He's not the end-all-be-all and he hasn't been since he would shoot from Redick Land in Cameron. This team is CP3 and Blake Griffin and the surrounding cast of characters and that should be enough to get them a decent seed in the West. Stay true to who you are, and please, please, PLEASE do not embarrass me this year. It's been a Laker town for far too long and that just drives me absolutely batty.
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