rockets beat them... and clippers got worse.. grizzlies can definitely hang with the clippers in a 7 game series...it'll be a toss up just like it was between clippers and the spurs this playoffs. Clippers still got no bench.
I don't think any teams worried about playing against the clippers. Heck even New Orleans might push them to 7.
how did the clippers get worse ? you dont think adding paul pierce over matt barnes is an upgrade ?
lance stevenson is a good pickup also. he can handle the ball and make plays. plus the natural progression of young players (blake, dj,) getting better.
the rockets did not beat them because they were the better team. that series could have gone either way. josh smith went nuts from 3 which is obviously a fluke, and its looking like he wont be back with them anyway.
the clippers are in the conversation with the best IMO