It happened there before - Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals in Los Angeles. They were up 25 points in the second half, only to surrender the lead, the game, and the series.
Tuesday night, with significantly less at stake, the Utah Jazz repeated their playoff mishap.
Utah held a 76-51 advantage with eight minutes left in the third quarter, only to see LA roar back. The Clippers outscored the Jazz 70-39 the rest of the way to earn the 121-115 win.
“I don’t know. It’s the same [expletive]. I don’t know,” Donovan Mitchell said postgame.