SALT LAKE CITY — If Utah Jazz fans were excited to have their first look at the L.A. Clippers since last year ‘s epic seven-game first-round playoff series, they wouldn’t have recognized the lineup the Clippers threw out there Saturday night at Vivint Arena.
How many players were suited up for the Clips who played in last year’s Game 7 of the playoffs? That would be exactly zero.
Players such as J.J. Redick, Chris Paul, Raymond Felton and Jamal Crawford have moved on to different teams. Austin Rivers and DeAndre Jordan are injured (Blake Griffin was injured last year in the playoffs).