Ty Lue implores Clippers to be 'tougher' after fourth straight loss, but mindset is far from the real problem
Just about everything that could possibly have gone wrong for the Los Angeles Clippers since the All-Star break has gone wrong. After signing Russell Westbrook following a buyout with the Utah Jazz, the Clippers have now lost four consecutive Game s. With Kawhi Leonard sitting out the second night of a back-to-back Friday, that streak may quickly become five, and after a very encouraging stretch of basketball before the break, the Clippers have now fallen into the Western Conference play-in picture. Yet Clippers coach Ty Lue doesn't believe the team needs wholesale changes. He implored his team to play tougher after an embarrassing loss to the Golden State Warriors Thursday. "For us, we just got to stay the course, got to be mentally tough, mentally strong, can't give in, and just got to be tougher," Lue said. "That's the bottom line. When stuff doesn't go your way, it shows you what...