The Morning After: Clippers slip and fall to Jazz 96-92

April 25, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward (20) moves to the basket against Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan (6) and guard Austin Rivers (25) during the second half in game five of the first round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports

3rd quarter scoring drought

The third quarter of game 5 was easily the most hard to watch quarter we’ve seen this series, and thats saying a lot. The Jazz won the quarter 18-15…yes, 18 points to 15 points. That was thanks to well played defense and not so well offense from both teams.

Can't tell if really good defense or really bad offense....but the score hasn't changed in forever pic.twitter.com/zLBy6Mijcq
— Clipperholics (@ClipperholicsFS) April 26, 2017

Both teams went the first two minutes of the quarter without scoring. In the middle of the quarter, the score only changed once for nearly five minutes. Then the Clippers went another two minutes without scoring. It was a 12 minutes full of turnovers and bad possessions.

The Clippers went 5-14 from the field while the Jazz went 7-20. Playoff basketball at it’s finest, ladies and gentlemen.