Clippers, Jazz could be laying foundation for long-term rivalry

SALT LAKE CITY – The Clippers and Jazz throughout their histories, which began humbly in other cities, have only met three times in the postseason. When one of them was good, the other usually wasn’t. For the most part, they moved about the Western Conference without bumping into one another.
That has changed with a slug-it-out series.
“That’s how rivalries start,” J.J. Redick said, “in the playoffs.”
With the Warriors lapping the field and the obvi