The self-destruction of the Lob City Clippers will always be one of the most enigmatic cases in the NBA. The team had one of the greatest point guards of all time, one of the most athletically diverse power forwards of all time, an All-Defensive 1st Team center, one of the best sharpshooters ever, a championship caliber coach, and arguably the greatest sixth man of all time. Yet despite that everything going for them, the team could never experience playoff success past the second round.
It’s hard to pinpoint why this self destruction happened. You could argue that it was because of unlucky playoff injuries, a lack of a top-tier small forward, or just a flat out choke job.