Can The Clippers Win Without Griffin?
Los Angeles Clippers' forward Blake Griffin left Game 3 dur to a right toe injury suffered on a transition layup late in the second quarter. The Clippers did hold off the Utah Jazz to win Game 3 111-106 led by Chris Paul's 34 points with 13 of those coming in the final 4 minutes of the game. The Utah Jazz had control of the game as did forward Gordon Hayward who had a career playoff high with 40 points. However a 15-0 run by the Clippers in the fourth quarter was the deciding factor of the game. Both teams can take negatives to critique out of Game 3 but the biggest negative would be with the Clippers losing Blake Griffin for the rest of the postseason. This seems to be a recurring theme for the Clippers to no fault of their own. They have tried everything to get over their hump and get past the second round but fate has not been kind over the years. Is this the end of Lob City as we've known it? Will they revamp and try for one more year? Chances are that the Clippers have a chance in beating the Jazz especially without Rudy Gobert but can they get past the winner of the Warriors-Trail Blazers series?
