Clippers can’t avoid issues after faltering late in loss to Pacers

LOS ANGELES — There was no sense avoiding the obvious Sunday. Danilo Gallinari said the Clippers “need to go 5 for 5 because if we don’t go 5 for 5, we won’t make the playoffs.” Lou Williams said they have been “in critical mode for a few weeks now.” Tobias Harris said they “need every single game.”
The Clippers faced their harsh reality head on after dropping a 111-104 decision to the Indiana Pacers at Staples Center. They started the day in