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Clippers' Paul (groin) expects to start Game 1

Arash 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.

Dom Cosentino, deadspin.com

Now that the NBA's regular season is over, it's time to wrap-up our analysis of NBA tickets that had the least demand. Once again, we turned to Will Flaherty, the director of communications for SeatGeek, the online ticket search engine that compiles dat…

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…

nba.com

The Indiana Pacers' Frank Vogel and the Memphis Grizzlies' Lionel Hollins today were named the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month, respectively, for games played in April.

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…

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…

Jeff Caplan, ESPN.com

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban believes the Western Conference is there for the taking as the NBA playoffs get under way this weekend.

Benjamin Hoffman, nytimes.com

Taking a look at the first-round playoff matchups in the Western Conference.

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.

CNNSI.com

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.

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…