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Following the game, the Clippers didn't bury one another. USA TODAY

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The team's coach, Tyronn Lue, questioned the team's performance but not its effort.

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After a 2-2 start, Jackson said that his own play was "hurting us right now," but added that "we don't want to peak till the end of the season, anyhow."

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The NBA veteran Nicolas Batum, who has played in 15 seasons and saw almost everything, argued in favour of perspective.

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Leonard had pain during the team's morning shootaround in the right knee, where he underwent surgery 16 months earlier to repair a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament.

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That procedure is still in progress. The Clippers' main forward, Marcus Morris Sr., was also missing. who, along with starting wing Paul George, who was ailing, will be out from Thursday's contest against the Thunder (1-3) due to personal commitments.

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