Unlike the Portland Trail Blazers, the Los Angeles Clippers did not make the 2018 NBA playoffs.
However, very much like the Blazers, the Clippers also petered out down the stretch, losing their final four games and six of their final seven.
But while Portland had clinched a playoff berth April 1, the Clips were eliminated from playoff contention in their 80th game, a loss to the Denver Nuggets.
And yet, when the Blazers traveled to the STAPLES Center in L.