12. Los Angeles Clippers (2-4)
The Los Angeles Clippers felt really good about their chances in the second round against the Golden State Warriors for about six hours. Then, Chris Paul and Blake Griffin got injured and were ruled out for the remainder of the series against the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Clippers would not win another game in the series. And you can’t really blame them for that. You can critic Doc Rivers for plenty of things – some of his coaching and personnel decisions included – but you can’t talk down on him because of his team’s performance in the playoffs.
Injuries suck.
Will Doc still blow this team up in the offseason, as he hinted he would if they didn’t make a deep playoff run?
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