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30 worst NBA playoff teams of all time

By Charles Rahrig V

MILWAUKEE, WI - APRIL 25: Bradley Center filled with rally towels before the game between the Miami Heat and the Milwaukee Bucks during Game Three of the Western Conference Quarterfinals of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at Bradley Center on April 25, 2013 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mike McGinnis/Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE, WI - APRIL 25: Bradley Center filled with rally towels before the game between the Miami Heat and the Milwaukee Bucks during Game Three of the Western Conference Quarterfinals of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at Bradley Center on April 25, 2013 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mike McGinnis/Getty Images) /
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10. 1996-97 Los Angeles Clippers

It can’t be a list of bad playoff teams without the Los Angeles Clippers on it. Before they were succeeding with Chris Paul at the helm, the Clippers were the basement of the NBA for years and the team that couldn’t do anything right.

Somehow during the 1996-97 season, the Los Angeles Clippers weren’t bad enough to miss the playoffs. A 36-46 record was almost unheard of for the franchise, as they were used to 17-win seasons and just about anything that could go wrong.

Who knows, this might even be considered a good playoff team for the Clippers as they just rarely got in. Nonetheless, they were promptly swept by the eventual Western Conference Champion Utah Jazz in the first round.

Loy Vaught and Malik Sealy headlined this Clippers team that no one likely remembers. After their successful achievement of making the playoffs with a losing record, the team followed it up by winning only 17 games the next season. These were certainly dark days in Los Angeles.

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