The NBA playoffs were scheduled to start on April 18. Instead, we have not had basketball for over a month and have no clue when we will see players back on the court. The LA Clippers looked to finish as the second seed in the Western Conference and were poised to make a run.
As the second seed, the Clips would be the heavy favorites to come out and make it to the Western Conference Finals.
Who would they face? That was still a little up in the air. Honesty, that doesn’t matter.
Here are three reasons the LA Clippers would have swept the first round regardless of the opponent.