The Los Angeles Clippers were up by 19 points in the third quarter. They were up by 12 points with eight minutes to go. But down the stretch they missed 11 straight shots, were outscored, 25-2, and somehow managed to lose to the Houston Rockets in Game 6 of their series on Thursday night. It is hard to call it anything but a choke.
Now the Clippers travel to Houston for a Game 7. No chance, right?
But history, often so unkind to the franchise, offers a glimmer of hope. In the Blake Griffin-Chris Paul era, the Clippers have played in three Game 7s.