Clippers pick up where they left off before All-Star break

The Clippers insist, even with five new faces on the roster, their identity is intact.
In Friday’s victory in Memphis, nine days since their last game, they proved it: They remain a tough-minded bunch, still wobbly in the third quarter and still buoyed by their bench.
In the 112-106 victory, the Clippers (33-27) saw the remainder of a 22-point lead evaporate in the third quarter, when they mustered only 18 points. It wasn’t out of character for a team averaging 25.9 points in third q