The Los Angeles Clippers are running out of answers.

Saturday night’s loss to the short-handed Dallas Mavericks didn’t just extend an already bleak stretch, it exposed a locker room overwhelmed by frustration and doubt. Postgame reactions reflected that mood.

When Clippers on SI reporter Joey Linn asked James Harden if the season could still be salvaged, the former MVP didn’t try to spin it. He described the past month as “challenging,” pointing to the unexpected reliance on players who weren’t supposed to shoulder major minutes. Then he delivered the clearest assessment yet: the “situation here is difficult.”

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That response captured how bleak things have become.

For most of November, both Harden

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