OKLAHOMA CITY — One of the questions surrounding the Clippers’ historic offseason coup of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George was how the remaining pieces from last season’s underdog group would adjust to being the hunted instead of the hunters.



The 2018-19 Clippers thrived off of their scrappy, blue-collar persona. They made historic comebacks and pushed the mighty Warriors to six games in the first round of the playoffs. Conversely, the 2019-20 Clippers entered as the championship favorites, a marquee team with two superstars. They could no longer pound their chest and say no one cared or took them seriously.



How would they adapt?



Throughout the summer, at media day and during training camp and the preseason, Doc Rivers, Leonard, George, Lou Williams, Patrick Beverley, Montrezl Harrell and any other Clipper who spoke to the media said the new superstars would seamlessly assimilate into the team’s previously established culture. There would...