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Spurs' win streak hits 15 in 108-92 Game 1 victory
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs had just taken Game 1, and Manu Ginobili didn't want to hear another word about winning 15 in a row or not losing in more than a month. "I don't even want to know about that," Ginobili said. On the other side of the AT&T Center, Clippers' All-Star Chris Paul needed no... Read More

Rested Spurs win Game 1 over weary Clippers 108-92
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — So much for getting rusty: The San Antonio Spurs didn't miss a beat after a weeklong break, extending a winning streak that few NBA teams have ever sustained in the playoffs. The weary Los Angeles Clippers looked just beaten — and making matters worse, they're even a little more beat-up than... Read More

Griffin says he'll play in Game 1 despite knee
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Blake Griffin woke up Monday with his sprained left knee not feeling worse, but not really much better. Rest is the only remedy, a luxury the Los Angeles Clippers don't have, and doctors guess he might miss two weeks if this were the regular season. Griffin? He says he will play in Game 1 on... Read More

Grizzlies avoid elimination, beat Clippers 92-80
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies have the Los Angeles Clippers frustrated and hurting. Blake Griffin sprained his left knee, Chris Paul went to the Clippers' bench with a sore right hip and another late comeback fizzled against a Memphis team that got back to its bruising, grinding style to stave off... Read More

CP3 leads Clips past Grizz in OT to 3-1 lead
LOS ANGELES (AP) — One day after Chris Paul's 27th birthday, the All-Star point guard and his Los Angeles Clippers showed they're growing up splendidly together. Sure, it's not happening without growing pains during a brutal series with the Memphis Grizzlies. After surviving overtime in their toughest test yet,... Read More

Grizzlies even series 1-1, beat Clippers 105-98
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — O.J. Mayo felt so responsible for how Memphis blew a 27-point lead in the series opener with the Clippers that he had barely slept since that loss. He made sure all the Grizzlies can sleep well now. Mayo scored 10 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, and Memphis bounced back to beat Los... Read More

Clippers want to avoid hole vs Memphis in Game 2
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers have a simple plan for following up their historic comeback against Memphis: be ready at tipoff and avoid falling behind by 27 again. The Grizzlies? Well, they just want to finish what they start. Coach Lionel Hollins said Tuesday the most unbelievable part of... Read More

Clippers' Butler sidelined with broken hand
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers forward Caron Butler is likely out for the rest of the playoffs after breaking his left hand in Game 1 against Memphis. The team said Monday that Butler is expected to be sidelined four to six weeks after getting hurt late in the third quarter of the Clippers' 99-98 win... Read More

Clippers rally from 27 down, stun Grizzlies 99-98
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Chris Paul begged coach Vinny Del Negro to put him back into the game for the fourth quarter and not give up despite being down 21 points. The result was another Clippers comeback — one of the greatest in NBA playoff history. Paul hit a pair of free throws with 23.7 seconds left, and the... Read More

Playoff races going down to final day of season
MIAMI (AP) — There's one day left in the NBA's truncated regular season, and only two of the eight first-round postseason matchups opening this weekend have all the particulars decided. Indiana has home-court over Orlando, and San Antonio has it against Utah. Just about everything else related to the playoff... Read More

Knicks hold off Clippers to stay tied for 7th seed
NEW YORK (AP) — The No. 7 seed is there if the New York Knicks feel like taking their talents to South Beach. It's unclear if they do. With Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire on the bench, the Knicks nearly blew all of an 18-point, fourth-quarter lead before holding on to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 99-93... Read More

Clippers' Paul dressed but not starting vs Knicks
NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Paul is in uniform but won't start for the Los Angeles Clippers against the New York Knicks because of a mild left groin strain. Paul scored 34 points despite the injury in a 109-102 loss at Atlanta on Tuesday night. Eric Bledsoe was starting in the backcourt alongside Randy Foye for the... Read More

A Top 10 hit list in NBA history
A look at the worst fights, punches and cheap shots in NBA history: 1. Kermit Washington vs. Rudy Tomjanovich With a fight already going on at midcourt of a 1977 game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston, the Rockets' Rudy Tomjanovich ran in to try to play peacemaker. Instead, he got one of the worst shots... Read More

Clippers beat Hornets 107-98 for 2nd straight win
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers were ragged for the first 40 minutes. They got it together for the final eight, long enough to pull out a victory in their last home game of the regular season. Chris Paul had 33 points and 13 assists, Randy Foye hit three of his six 3-pointers in the fourth quarter,... Read More

Suns end Clippers' streak with wild 93-90 win
PHOENIX (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers have been beating just about everybody. Then came the dreaded trip to Phoenix, where they haven't' won in five years. That streak of futility didn't end Thursday night when the Suns came away with a rough, intense 93-90 victory that bolstered their playoff hopes and dimmed... Read More