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Clippers fall to Jazz in Game One: What went wrong?

By Paul Tooke

Mar 25, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin (32) and forward Luc Mbah a Moute (12) defend Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward (20) under the basket in the second half of the game at Staples Center. Clippers won 108-95. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 25, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin (32) and forward Luc Mbah a Moute (12) defend Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward (20) under the basket in the second half of the game at Staples Center. Clippers won 108-95. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports /
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17 seconds into the ball game the Utah Jazz star center Rudy Gobert went down after banging knees on a screen with Luc Mbah a Moute. Eventually he limps off of the court and misses the whole game. 48 minutes of playing time later, the Jazz are victorious. What went wrong for the Clippers?

In game one of the first round series between the Utah Jazz and the LA Clippers, Joe Johnson hit a buzzer-beating floater to end the game 97-95.  There were several things that could have gone differently on the Clippers’ end leading up to this moment. 

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