Clippers need a victory in D.C. to end road trip with winning record

Maybe it was a bit of hyperbole from Chris Paul about the importance of game No. 25 out of the 82 scheduled for the Clippers.

But his point was well taken.

The Clippers are 3-3 on this seven-game trip that concludes with a game Saturday night against the Washington Wizards.

The Clippers want to return home from the 13-day trip having gone 4-3 and not 3-4. And that’s why Paul made such a bold statement.

“It’s early in the season,” he said after the Clippers’ 102-93 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night, “but it’s a must-win for us [against the Wizards] so we can at least feel somewhat decent about this trip.”

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