For much of the season, even when the Clippers have had success, it’s been rough sledding for Eric Bledsoe. Tasked with replacing the output of Patrick Beverley (and Rajon Rondo, I suppose), Bledsoe instead had turned into an offensive liability whose defensive production wasn’t nearly enough to outweigh those limitations.
Fans had been clamoring for weeks for Bledsoe to get bumped from the starting lineup, and after 22 games, Ty Lue finally bit the bullet — he separated his two point guards against the Lakers by keeping Reggie Jackson with the starters and moving Bledsoe to the bench.