It makes sense. The Clippers are young, starting three players younger than 22 (Ivica Zubac just celebrated his 22nd birthday Monday). They don’t have a star in the way other potential first-round opponents do. They dealt their top scorer, Tobias Harris, in a deal that set them up for the future. And, more than any of the other seven teams headed for the postseason, the Clippers are the most surprising entrant.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 21, 2019 00:11 UTC