Growing Clippers Dogged By Injuries, Inexperience

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- More than a month into the season, the injury-riddled Los Angeles Clippers have just five wins and one of the NBA's most inexperienced lineups.

The good news is they have Blake Griffin, who is building a strong case for the rookie of the year award with dunks that have become regular YouTube highlights.

Griffin and second-year pro Eric Gordon have carried the Clippers, making the future seem more
promising than the present.

Three of the team's wins have come against Oklahoma City, New Orleans and Western Conference-leading San Antonio.

The other two were against Sacramento, a team with the third-worst record in the league.

On the road, the Clippers are 0-10.

Having piled up 18 losses -- most in the league -- they're already in a deep hole in the standings and it's not even January.

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