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Clippers Curse: Ranking the five straight blown playoff series leads

By Keith Rivas

Mar 25, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Utah Jazz guard George Hill (3) defends Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin (32) as he drives to the basket in the first half of the game at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 25, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Utah Jazz guard George Hill (3) defends Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin (32) as he drives to the basket in the first half of the game at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports /
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January 16, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) during a stoppage in play against the Los Angeles Clippers during the second half at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
January 16, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) during a stoppage in play against the Los Angeles Clippers during the second half at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports /

Second round vs OKC (2014)

This would be the Clippers’ second blown playoff lead over the now five year span that we’re talking about.

Los Angeles didn’t have home court advantage in this particular series, so winning Game 1 was huge for them. Not only that, but a seventeen point margin of victory made things seem like it’d be a tough series for the Thunder.

Wrong.

Instead, Game 2 was a double digit loss for the Clippers. After that, four games were decided by six or less points. Oklahoma City would win three of those four, moving on in a total of six to the conference finals.

Looking at this series, the team could’ve used more help from DeAndre Jordan. The big man averaged less than seven points and ten rebounds — not really a deciding factor in a crunch time series.

This is the lowest on the list because it wasn’t a series that the Clippers were going to win outright. The fact that they won in Oklahoma City to start things off was surprising enough.

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