Kawhi Leonard defends Giannis Antetokounmpo in a regular season game this season. Despite lofty expectations, the Clippers and Bucks fell way short. Photo courtesy of brewhoop.com.
Going into the 2019-20 NBA season, there were a couple of teams that experts saw as favorites to win the NBA championship. In that group of contenders were the Clippers and the Bucks, who ended up not even making the conference finals. Two of the most talented rosters in basketball get stunned by the Heat and the Nuggets, two teams that appear inferior on paper. Why did they lose so early in the playoffs?