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DETROIT — After two days off due to the Christmas holiday, the Pistons hoped their recent third-quarter woes would not follow them into Monday's matchup against the LA Clippers.

The Lakers have often been on center stage on Christmas Day, as the NBA has turned the holiday into its flagship showcase.

The first sign that things were different for the Clippers wasn’t seen so much as it was heard, some 90 minutes before Wednesday’s tipoff. It was the sound of sneakers on cement flooring reaching full speed down a hallway leading from the court to the team’s Crypto.com Arena locker rooms.

The Charlotte Hornets are set to take on the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night from the Crypto.com Arena.

LOS ANGELES — Nicolas Batum, as passionate a fan of France's national soccer team as there is, said he tried recovering from Les Bleus' World Cup final defeat by spending Sunday walking around Disneyland with his family.

The Grizzlies gain ground on the Bucks and Celtics. Plus, a look at how injuries to players like Stephen Curry and Anthony Davis impacted the standings.

LOS ANGELES — When Kawhi Leonard checked back in with 6 minutes 28 seconds left in the fourth quarter Saturday afternoon at Crypto.com Arena, the game hung in the balance and the Clippers needed someone to take control.

LOS ANGELES — Three nights after the Clippers thumped the league-best Boston Celtics, their customers spent hundreds of dollars to enter the arena Thursday and watch a Clippers team that didn't include Kawhi Leonard …

Donning his cap and gown, the 37-year-old will receive his diploma the day after leading the Suns to a victory.