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They left him in the game and he immediately attacked with three consecutive drives to the basket — one turning into a three-point play — resulting in an early 12-point lead for the Clippers.

LeBron James cleaned the glass and Austin Reaves crashed into the paint and put Memphis away with a three-point play, stamping it with an animated air punch.

Then came a Bryce Cofield basket, a three-point play by Adams, plus two more free throws from Adams.

The three-point play to end the first half let the nearly sold-out Pauley Pavilion crowd breathe as the Bruins hustled into the locker room up by 12 points.

There was a Malia Samuels driving layup in which she was fouled, leading to a three-point play.