It’s a long season and one loss won’t define what the Clippers will be like after another 78 games.

But Tuesday’s low-scoring and low-energy defeat to the more energetic Golden State Warriors exposed several areas of concern, namely another slow start, poor shooting and possibly their age.

After coming back from a 15-point deficit in the first half, James Harden (37 years old), who spurred the comeback with 20 points in the first two quarters, and Kawhi Leonard (34) came out of the game in the third quarter because of fatigue, according to Coach Tyronn Lue, allowing the Warriors to attack and overwhelm the Clippers’ second unit.

“Kawhi and James in that third quarter got tired at the same time, so they both came out and it kind of snowballed from there,” Lue told reporters after the g

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