Blake Griffin/Photo courtesy of Los Angeles Clippers

If the season were to end right now, the Clippers and Memphis Grizzlies would play one another in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs as the Clippers (43-14) are in fourth-place and the Grizzlies (39-30) are in fifth.

But Clippers coach Doc Rivers said that when the teams square off Saturday at 5 p.m. at Memphis, it will not a playoff preview because both teams figure to look different than they currently do because of injuries. The Clippers will have power forward Blake Griffin (quad, hand) back for the postseason and the Grizzlies should have back power forward Zach Randolph (sore knee) and point guard Mike Conley (Achilles’ tendinitis).

“At the end of the day, you just come out and play each individual game right now and the playoffs will be a different beast,” Rivers said. “Memphis is a playoff-type team. They’re rugged, they’re tough, so you have to be ready for that.

“But to be honest, there is no thought (about the playoffs) going into that tomorrow night, I can tell you that.”

That’s not to mention that Memphis center Marc Gasol (foot) is out for the season.