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Helene Elliott: No-name Clippers are becoming a team that is feisty and fun to watch

LOS ANGELES_The Clippers no longer have any superstars. No single player is the face of the franchise. They're fueled by feistiness instead of finesse, reliant on teamwork instead of the spectacular individual feats that made their Lob City era a highlight reel that never included the ultimate highlight of a long playoff run.

After DeAndre Jordan followed Chris Paul and Blake Griffin out the door, the Clippers were considered a fringe playoff contender this season, deep and hard-working but not the equal of their flashy predecessors. But here

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