Kawhi Leonard Gets Honest About Losing Streak With James Harden

The LA Clippers are winless since acquiring James Harden

The LA Clippers fell to the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night, making it three-straight losses with James Harden. Speaking after the game, Clippers star Kawhi Leonard got honest about the team's struggles since the trade.

"Nothing really surprised me," Leonard said, per Andrew Grief of the LA Times. "Just I would say more of the downside. I’m seeing more of the downside of things early than what I thought about. Obviously like I said, we have four guys on the floor that are used to having a ball, used to finding a rhythm just by feeling and touching it all game. You could see it, you kind of seen it with Luka and Kyrie last year. They was trying to figure it out. But like I said, just playing more, you’ll start to figure out, OK, this guy needs this spot here or he’s, he got it going, let me buy in into another part of the game where I can make us win."

The Clippers will host the 1-8 Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday in a game they certainly should win. Memphis will be without Ja Morant, who remains suspended from the NBA, and they will also be without several other key contributors. The Clippers have not looked good in the Harden era, but this game is a golden opportunity to gather even a small bit of momentum.

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