Heisler: Clippers become an elite team, but it wasn’t easy

Meanwhile, in Clipper Nation, it’s the best of times and the worst of times, as well as the most recent of times that I copped a lead from “A Tale of Two Cities.”
Yes, this is about the local NBA teams, both elite contenders at the same time for the first time.
No, for once it’s not about the Lakers, who remain the local glamour entry, not to mention that of the league.
Yes, it’s about the Clippers, the earnest little team in town with the niche audience, now No. 2