Griffin and Gordon speak up as Clippers continue to Lose

This has become Blake Griffin and Eric Gordon's team, and Griffin, especially, has been asserting himself more on this two-game trip. He was especially animated in the huddle in the timeout with about a minute and a half to go in Minnesota and did most of the talking.

Here, he silenced a complaining DeAndre Jordan — who wasn't happy about a call in the first quarter — with a stern look and words.

Gordon, too, has leadership abilities, especially by example. He had a big first quarter and was on his way to a huge game until the Pacers wisely changed defensive assignments.

"We had way too many letdowns and just gave up the game," said Gordon, who had 19 points and was five for 17 from the field.

He remains confident that the Clippers will figure it out. But he agreed with some of Griffin's takes.

"Something has to [change]," Gordon said. "We're doing the same thing every game. There have been times where we've played well and played through mistakes and somehow we let it get down way too far where we can't come back.