Revisiting LA Clippers high points from the 2010s

LA Clippers Blake Griffin DeAndre Jordan Chris Paul. Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)
LA Clippers Blake Griffin DeAndre Jordan Chris Paul. Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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The best of seasons, the worst of seasons

The 2014-15 season was one of the best, while also being one of the worst, in LA Clippers history. Yet again, they won 56 games and it very looked like this was finally their year to at least make the conference finals.

The Lob City trio was at its peak, all mostly healthy and putting up monster stats. Both DeAndre Jordan and Chris Paul made the All-NBA Defensive first team as well as all three — Jordan, Paul and Blake Griffin — making one of the All-NBA teams.

There was also one of the best shooters in J.J. Redick giving them 16.4 points a game while shooting 43.7 percent from downtown on 5.9 attempts per game.

This is why come playoff time, they were able to defeat the reigning champions in seven games. Both Griffin and Paul played one of the best series in their career, with Griffin almost averaging a triple-double and Paul, well, giving you what he always does. Especially what he did in Game 7.

In that game, he posted 27 points (9-of-13 overall and 5-of-6 from 3), two rebounds, six assists and 2 steals, while only turning the ball over once. And also this …

However, all those heroics from Paul forced him to miss out on two games in the series against the Houston Rockets. The Clippers did have a 3-1 lead and the stars did their part — both Griffin and Paul showed up and played to win, but the role players did not exactly play their roles.

Ultimately, this was their last competitive season during the Lob City era.