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Mavs F Marion defends his defense vs. Durant

Jeff Caplan, ESPN.com

Shawn Marion of the Dallas Mavericks sticks up for his job on defense in Game 1 against Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant.

Eric Freeman, yahoo.com

It's been well-established that the Memphis Grizzlies did not have a particularly good Sunday night, what with blowing Game 1 of their first-round series against the Los Angeles Clippers after holding a 27-point lead in the second half. While they thoro…

Dan Devine, yahoo.com

Los Angeles Lakers center Jordan Hill was charged with felony assault on Monday morning, accused of allegedly choking his girlfriend at his Houston-area home while a member of the Houston Rockets earlier this season. The official charge is "assault…

Dom Cosentino, deadspin.com

He did manage to successfully complete two other dunks during yesterday's win over the Jazz, but neither was as much fun to watch as this. [The Basketball Jones]

Dan Devine, yahoo.com

With 28.4 seconds left in the fourth quarter of Game 1 on Sunday, the Memphis Grizzlies found themselves clinging to a one-point lead after a furious comeback by a Los Angeles Clippers team that had been down as many as 27 points late in the third. Vinn…

Dan Devine, yahoo.com

An awful lot of sports fans — especially those on the East Coast, exhausted after 7.75 NBA playoff games in less than two days — probably went to sleep somewhere around the end of the third quarter of Sunday's Game 1 between the Memphis Grizzlies and …

Notebook, ESPN.com

The Clippers stunned the Grizzlies coming back from a 27-point deficit

Associated Press, ESPN.com

The Clippers rallied from 27 down to beat the Grizzlies 99-98 Sunday night in the opening game of this Western Conference series.

nba.com

Clippers forward Caron Butler broke his left hand Sunday in Game 1 of Los Angeles' series against the Memphis Grizzlies.

Dime Magazine, dimemag.com

The only thing seemingly happening more often than freak injuries through the playoffs first two days are blocked shots. We saw Roy Hibbert sending away all sorts of shots from the Orlando Midgets. Kevin Durant somehow had four of them. And Serge Ibaka …

grantland.com

In case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports over the weekend. The Clippers finished with a 28-3 run to stun the ...