With 15 games left in their season the Los Angeles Clippers hone their skills before heading into the Western Conference playoffs, first Tuesday against the Sacramento Kings at 10 p.m. ET.
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The Clippers (46-21) hold a slim lead over Memphis and Denver for the West's third seed and are coming off a 93-80 win over New York on Sunday to conclude a three-game homestand.
Chris Paul, averaging 21.3 points and 10.3 assists over his last three games, said the Clippers need to pick things up down the stretch if they hope to appear in the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history.
Los Angeles has split its last six games, with losses coming to Oklahoma City, Denver and Memphis.
"We haven't been playing the style that we want to play," Paul said. "We can get better, so it's important for us to focus on these last 15 games."
Blake Griffin had 12 points and 12 rebounds Sunday, including a highlight-reel one-handed dunk on a lob from Paul, and doesn't believe the Clippers will have any easy games going forward despite a relatively weak upcoming schedule.
After facing the Kings (23-44), Los Angeles hosts Philadelphia and Brooklyn before visiting Dallas and New Orleans. Only the Nets are over .500.
"You want to be playing not just for the seeding, but to be ready going into the playoffs," Griffin said. "We need to be dialed in for every single game, no matter who we're playing."
