5 current NBA stars who choked in the Playoffs

#2 Blake Griffin - LA Clippers (2015)

Blake Griffin

The 2015 Los Angeles Clippers are one of 11 teams to give up a 3-1 lead in a Playoff series. They did so in their Conference Semifinals series against the Houston Rockets.

The addition of Chris Paul in the 2011 offseason made an immediate impact on the Clippers' postseason hopes each year. They made it to every postseason since they traded for CP3 so 2015 was their fourth time around.

After defeating they heavily favored San Antonio Spurs in a seven-game series in the first round, the Clippers quickly pounced on the Rockets and took a 3-1 series lead. Griffin's performance those Playoffs put him on par with the league's best players but that's when tragedy struck.

The Rockets won Game 5 then registered a huge upset in Game 6 on the road and then wrapped it up in Game 7 at home. Los Angeles had to just win one game but they couldn't do it despite getting three cracks at it. Over those three games, Griffin averaged 28.3 points, 11.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists on 57.8% shooting. What more could he have done right?

The Clippers lost the last three games of that series by an average of 15.3 points and if Griffin was in such form, he must/ should have willed his team to a win especially when they only needed one. Numbers wise he's proven himself but as the team's superstar, the collapse is certainly on him.