Clippers have long road ahead of them

Welcome to the second season.

Unfortunately, for the Clippers, their first 45 games may be gone but they can’t be completely forgotten or forgiven. Not in the standings and certainly not by their disappointed fans.

They are starting their longest trip of the season, seven games in all, opening tonight in Cleveland against LeBron and Co., followed by Washington, Miami, Orlando, Memphis, Atlanta and finishing in Charlotte on Feb. 9.

“Pack cold weather gear.”

That was the message on the board in the Clippers’ locker room at Staples Center -- after Wednesday’s 20-point loss to the Bulls -- for the folks who haven’t spent much time in Cleveland or Washington in late January.

Clippers Coach Mike Dunleavy said he even tweaked his back late Wednesday night, moving his heavy bag for the trip.

At the Clippers’ practice facility on Thursday, rookie DeAndre Jordan shouted over to the sideline, “What time is it?”

He had a pressing reason to know.

“Got to pack,” Jordan said.

The sign about cold-weather gear could also have used another line: Pack B. Davis, Camby and Randolph.

Maybe, just maybe, the three players will be in the lineup for the same game on this upcoming trip.

That hasn’t happened since Dec. 20 at Milwaukee, which, incidentally, was a blowout loss. Marcus Camby missed the next game at home against Toronto because of the death of his father.

Zach Randolph was injured late in the Raptors game, suffering a bone bruise of his left knee.

His knee is still sore and he’s still miffed that the Raptors’ Jake Voskuhl went unpunished.

“I feel like if the shoe was on the other foot and I did it to him, something would have happened. Because everybody saw it,” Randolph said, mimicking a two-handed push. “It’s crazy.”

Or if he did it to the Lakers’ Kobe Bryant?

“I’d probably be suspended five or 10 games,” Randolph said.

His plan was to try to come back in the early part of the trip, but he was winded after a spirited practice Thursday, which was to be expected.

Of more concern, of course, is continued knee pain.

“Like a little pain, a sharp pain on the inside,” Randolph said. “When I do certain things, cutting, stepping into my shot.”

Baron Davis and Camby returned to the lineup against the Bulls, and Davis was especially rusty, shooting one for 10 from the field.

Camby had been out a little less than two weeks because of a sprained left ankle and had six points and six rebounds.

“Right now, we need Baron to be in attack mode,” Dunleavy said “Penetrating and making plays. We know there’s going to be some rust. But the playmaking ability is there.”

Not only will Davis have to scrape off the rust, but there’s the matter of assimilating with the likes of Eric Gordon and Al Thornton, who have shouldered the scoring burden of late.

That desired scenario did not unfold against the Bulls, with Davis’ shot selection often spotty, at best. And the Clippers lost for the 17th time in 19 games.

“Right now, all our guys coming back in . . . the shots need to be shots going to the rim or 17-, 18-foot jumpers if you’re open,” Dunleavy said. “Ease your way back with high-percentage attempts.”

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lisa.dillman@latimes.com

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Clippers tonight

AT CLEVELAND

Time: 4:30 PST.

On the air: TV: Prime Ticket; Radio: 710.

Where: Quicken Loans Arena.

Records: Clippers 10-35, Cavaliers 35-9.

Record vs. Cavaliers (2007-08): 0-2.

Update: As expected, the Fred Jones signing became official. The guard, picked up as a free agent on Dec. 28, will be with the Clippers for the rest of the season. He is averaging 7.5 points in 16 games, which included four starts. Before Thursday night’s defeat at Orlando, the Cavaliers had lost three times in January. One was to the Lakers. The others were to Washington and Chicago. Cleveland is 21-0 at home.

-- Lisa Dillman