INGLEWOOD — Anyone who remembers the 2023-24 season isn’t panicking over the Clippers’ mediocre start. Their 3-4 record doesn’t worry them; their uneven play is just part of the adjustment period.

Two seasons ago, the Clippers acquired then-10-time All-Star James Harden in a blockbuster trade, squeezing him into a lineup that had perennial All-Stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, forming what many believed would be the next super team.

Yet, the pieces didn’t fit at first. After starting out 3-1, with Harden in the mix, the Clippers lost their next six games and ended the month of November with an 8-10 record.

A month later, with Harden comfortable with his new teammates, the Clippers were three games above .500 and on their way to a 51-31 regular-season record.

This season, Coach Tyron

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