Clippers are a better team, a tougher team, a more veteran team. That said, Kings were positively awful at the beginning of the game. They just didn't show the aggression that you would want from the opening tip. It seems oftentimes they have to get punched several times before they can find it within themselves to play with aggression. They must find it within themselves to play with physical aggression at the beginning of games. Fox, as the leader of this team, has got to get in the right frame of mind to play from the opening tip. He's admitted that he has difficulty doing so.
I hope it's nothing serious with Bagley.