The Clippers got a glimpse of what’s to come this season in their first preseason game Thursday in Oceanside. And what the coaching staff saw they liked for the most part.

“It’s always great to see what we’ve been working on in practice and see how we perform in front of fans with a lot of distractions,” Clippers star Kawhi Leonard said. “It was great.”

If the score was any indication, the Clippers did better than great in beating the Guangzhou Loong-Lions by 47 points at Frontwave Arena three nights ago. The Clippers, though, still have work to do before the regular-season opener Oct. 22.

The game, the first of four preseason games, was tight through the first half with the Clippers holding a slim 69-64 halftime lead. The Clippers, who have stressed transition defense in training camp,

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