their lack of a bench will prevent them from ever making a conference final
their starting 5 is good enough to win playoff games
however, after those 5 it falls off. as a result they are asked to do so much on the offensive end, def more than other nba stars.
this trend over a long ass season tires you out. when you get tired you make a lot of mental and physical errors. thats why blake and cp3 make so many boneheaded plays in the 4th quarter. they are just gassed.
its no surprise the clippers played their best game of the series in game 1 when they were fully rested
doc is the only guy to blame here. he tried to play GM and really dropped the ball. he used his cap space (23 million) on guys like hawes who do not even crack the rotation.