Clippers know playoffs are likely, try to stay focused

LOS ANGELES — Mathematical probabilities and the websites that monitor them don’t do much for the Clippers.
Sure, with Monday’s 113-105 victory over the Lakers, the 37-29 Clippers have a 98.4 percent chance of making the playoffs, according to ESPN’s Basketball Power Index.
It’s a 97.2 percent chance according to basketball-reference.com, and a 95 percent shot, per FiveThirtyEight.com.
But Doc Rivers said his message to his players after Monday’s emotiona