Every day in this crazy season, you will be reminded of how you little you really know about certain teams. It takes only a few days for a team to morph from scary-looking contender into exposed also-ran, and then perhaps back into scary-looking contender. Few want to admit it, but there is much we don’t know, and some questions will persist all season.
One such question: Are the Clippers title contenders? Their scoring margin — plus-0.85 points per game — marks them as mediocre, but their best player, Chris Paul, has missed five games, including a surprising home loss to the Timberwolves and a margin-skewing 29-point blowout loss in Utah. They have played only seven road games, tied for fewest in the league, but they have faced the league’s toughest schedule,...
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