Clippers' Paul (groin) expects to start Game 1Arash Markazi, ESPN.com Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul did not practice Friday with the team due to the strained left groin he suffered Tuesday. Paul expects to practice Saturday and start Sunday when the Clippers open the playoffs against the Memphis Grizzlies. |
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Paul (groin) skips practice for playoff-bound ClipsApr 27, 2012
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Los Angeles Clippers are poised to open their first playoff series in five years and Chris Paul skipped practice. |
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The New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony and the Los Angeles Clippers' Chris Paul today were named the Kia NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month, respectively, for games played in April. |
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Lakers' Jim Buss: 'I'm over' failed Paul tradeApr 27, 2012
Dave McMenamin, ESPN.com The Lakers' season was almost derailed before it began after the Chris Paul trade fell through on the eve of training camp. Now that the Lakers made it through the regular season as the No. 3 seed in the West, the team has officially moved on. |
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Johnson: 'Door is closed' on arena with KingsApr 27, 2012
ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Sacramento city officials and the Maloof family ended two days of discussion over financing for a new stadium with no progress, and Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson said a potential deal between the two parties was dead. |
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Ball Don't Lie Staff, yahoo.com The 66-game regular season, mercifully, is over. The NBA jam-packed 66 games into a space where 50 usually went, and the result was a strange five-month run that had us talking about rested legs and oddball rotations more than we spoke of learning and g… |
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Ball Don't Lie Staff, yahoo.com The 66-game regular season, mercifully, is over. The NBA jam-packed 66 games into a space where 50 usually went, and the result was a strange five-month run that had us talking about rested legs and oddball rotations more than we spoke of learning and g… |
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Miami Heat Fan Refuses To High-Five Phoenix Suns Gorilla, Punches Him In The Face InsteadApr 27, 2012
Dom Cosentino, deadspin.com These are proving to be dangerous times for NBA mascots. Two weeks ago, Moondog of the Cleveland Cavaliers briefly went to the hospital after getting clocked in the eye by the Pacers' David West. And this week, the Phoenix Suns Gorilla found himself on … |
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Lakers rest, fall to Kings to cap regular seasonApr 27, 2012
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Kobe Bryant skipped a chance to win an NBA scoring title and thought nothing of it. |
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Playoff Preview: Western ConferenceApr 27, 2012
Benjamin Hoffman, nytimes.com Taking a look at the first-round playoff matchups in the Western Conference. |
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Mills stars for Spurs; Warriors start 5 rookiesApr 27, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Patty Mills had career highs of 34 points and 12 assists, DeJuan Blair added 22 points and 13 rebounds, and the short-handed San Antonio Spurs beat the Golden State Warriors 107-101 on Thursday night. |
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Spurs notch win No. 50 by surviving WarriorsApr 27, 2012
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Patty Mills had career highs of 34 points and 12 assists, DeJuan Blair added 22 points and 13 rebounds, and the short-handed San Antonio Spurs beat the Golden State Warriors 107-101 on Thursday night. |
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Dime Magazine, dimemag.com Normally, we’d start a 13-game night off with some recaps, but since the average margin of victory across the NBA last night was like 87 points, it felt good just to look forward to the weekend. The regular season is over and the matchups are set. In th… |
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