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Podcasts Take Two
Why the Clippers and Lakers did poorly this year
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Apr 11, 2018
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Why the Clippers and Lakers did poorly this year
Neither team will be in the NBA playoffs. It's the first time that's happened in 13 years.
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MARCH 23: DeAndre Jordan #6 of the Los Angeles Clippers grabs a rebound against the Indiana Pacers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on March 23, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
DeAndre Jordan #6 of the Los Angeles Clippers grabs a rebound against the Indiana Pacers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on March 23, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Neither team will be in the NBA playoffs. It's the first time that's happened in 13 years.

Tonight marks the end of another NBA season, and for the first time in 13 years there won't be an L.A. team in the playoffs. Both the Lakers and the Clippers will be watching on TV just like the rest of us.

But while the Lakers looks like a team on the rise, the Clippers seem to be at a crossroads with some difficult decisions to make.

"When 'What went right' is 'We managed to get out of the horrible decision we made over the summer by trading [Blake Griffin],' it does lead neatly into the problems," says sports contributor Brian Kamenetzky.

Brian and Andy Kamenetzky joined Take Two for more.