Los Angeles Clippers: 5 Overreactions To Avoid

Another year, another season of disappointment for the Los Angeles Clippers. With Sunday’s blowout Game 7 loss to the Houston Rockets, the Clippers became the ninth team in NBA history to choke away a playoff series after building a 3-1 lead.

For all the critics of Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, Doc Rivers and DeAndre Jordan, it was the cherry on top of the narrative sundae. Even for their staunchest supporters, it was the baffling culmination of the Clippers’ sudden transformation from Lob City into Lob Shitty.

The real turning point of the series game in Game 6, when the Clippers let a 19-point lead with two minutes left in the third quarter slip away and were outscored 40-15 in the final period…all with James Harden sitting on the bench. It was an epic meltdown at home after the conference finals were in reach and in Game 7, the Clippers looked like they still had a Game 6 hangover.

After yet another demoralizing and incomprehensible playoff exit that came too early, the Clippers are left looking for answers and have nowhere to turn their gaze but into a mirror.

Still, as easy as it’d be to give up on this Western Conference powerhouse that can never seem to get over the hump, it’s time to examine the most prevalent narratives after Game 7 before we get carried away with hot takes.

Here’s a look at five Los Angeles Clippers overreactions to avoid falling into, even after Lob City choked away a golden opportunity.

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