AP Images/Getty Images/Ringer illustration After getting run off the floor by the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5, the veteran Los Angeles Clippers are one loss away from joining much of their generational cohort in Cancun—and an offseason of difficult questions Pop quiz: What two traits do the Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, and Los Angeles Lakers have in common? The first commonality is obvious: All five teams have either already been eliminated from the 2023-24 NBA playoffs or are one loss away from elimination. The Suns and Lakers are already gone, the Bucks and 76ers trailed 3-1 before staying alive with Game 5 wins on Tuesday, and the Clippers now trail 3-2 after a 123-93 blowout loss to the Mavericks on Wednesday—the worst in the franchise's postseason history, in perhaps its last ever home game at Crypto.com Arena. The second shared trait might be related to the first: These are the five oldest teams in the playoffs, according to Basketball Reference, which weights each team's age by minutes played. A couple of weeks in, the defining theme of this postseason is generational turnover. LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Steph Curry are...
The Los Angeles Clippers Just Can’t Keep Up
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