Danilo Gallinari proving a clutch stopper for Clippers

When asked by reporters in Cleveland after Friday’s victory what the Clippers did to climb out of a 40-25 first-quarter hole, outscoring the Cavs 85-68 the rest of the way, the team’s leading scorer went with … defense.
“Our defense was a little better,” said Danilo Gallinari, who led the Clippers with 27 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter. “We knew that our defense had to be better … We were not very intense or aggressive on defense and we did