The Clippers clinched a berth in the 2019 NBA Playoffs last week. While seeding remains up in the air, we can safely assume they won’t face San Antonio or Oklahoma City, both of whom are behind the Clippers with 3-4 games remaining. In any worst case scenario neither the Spurs nor Thunder would jump as high as third or fourth to set up a matchup with LA.
Still, there are five other possible opponents for the Clippers in the first round of the playoffs. With that in mind, I tried to figure out the best to worst matchups based on three factors (not all of which are basketball related).