The Clippers’ slower-than-expected start isn’t all that unexpected. Especially the slower part.

With an average age of 33.2 years, the Clippers have the oldest team in NBA history, and it hasn’t taken long for teams to take notice. The Clippers have lost three consecutive games against younger, quicker opponents as they struggle to outrun teams when getting back on defense.

The Phoenix Suns were the latest team that broke open a close game by tripping up the Clippers in transition with aggressive, high-tempo play in the second half for a 115-102 victory on Thursday and to drop them to 3-5.

The Suns scored on their first 10 possessions of the third quarter.

“They had us in close-out situations and they were driving and kicking, and we couldn’t really keep up their pace or how they att

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