A Clippers team meeting Saturday afternoon at their hotel to discuss strategy and to watch film in preparation for Game 4 of the playoffs began as a consoling session.
They all wanted to offer support to teammate Blake Griffin, who had been declared out for the rest of the NBA playoffs because of a plantar plate injury to his right big toe.
In turn, Griffin encouraged them to complete the task of defeating the Utah Jazz in the best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series even if he was not going to be on the court to help the cause.