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Harden and Zubac lead Leonard-less Clippers to 109-97 win over Doncic and Mavs in playoff opener

Apr. 21, 2024 19:58 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Harden spent the season developing a pick-and-roll chemistry with big man Ivica Zubac. The future Hall of Famer in his first season in Los Angeles is schooling the longest-tenured Clipper. It paid off in their playoff series opener. Harden...

Kawhi Leonard will miss Game 1 for Los Angeles Clippers against Luka Doncic and Dallas Mavericks

Apr. 21, 2024 14:35 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Leonard will miss the Los Angeles Clippers’ playoff opener against the Dallas Mavericks. Leonard had been listed as questionable heading into Game 1 on Sunday because of inflammation in his surgically repaired right knee. Coach Tyronn Lue confirmed that...

Clippers facing prospect of no Kawhi Leonard in playoff opener against Luka Doncic and Mavericks

Apr. 20, 2024 16:06 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It's playoff time in the NBA, and the Los Angeles Clippers have four potential Hall of Famers on their roster. But only three of them are healthy going into a first-round matchup with Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. Kawhi Leonard has been dealing with what...

Kyrie Irving is healthy and drama-free in Dallas as a playoff pairing with Luka Doncic dawns

Apr. 19, 2024 06:03 AM EDT

DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving is healthy and publicly free of drama, self-inflicted or otherwise, heading into his first playoff game with co-star Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. The eight-time All-Star and 2016 NBA champion alongside LeBron James in Cleveland brought up on his...

Kawhi Leonard fighting 'stubborn inflammation' and is questionable for Game 1 of playoffs

Apr. 18, 2024 18:59 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Leonard has been fighting “very, very stubborn inflammation” in his surgically repaired right knee for nearly three weeks and he'll be listed as questionable for the Los Angeles Clippers' playoff opener against the Dallas Mavericks. The fourth-seeded...

Clippers preparing to have Kawhi Leonard for Game 1 against Mavericks

Apr. 17, 2024 15:54 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Leonard has yet to practice five-on-five with the Los Angeles Clippers as they prepare to face the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the playoffs. Leonard hasn't played in a game since March 31 because of inflammation in his surgically repaired right...

Kawhi Leonard's status for Clippers' playoff opener against Mavericks remains murky

Apr. 16, 2024 18:42 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Leonard’s status for the Los Angeles Clippers’ first-round playoff series against the Dallas Mavericks remains murky. Leonard missed the final eight games of the regular season with right knee inflammation. The Clippers were 4-4 in that stretch, having...

Thunder rout Mavericks 135-86 to take the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference

Apr. 14, 2024 19:01 PM EDT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — With about 90 seconds remaining, Oklahoma City's fans stood in unison and began chanting. O-K-C! O-K-C! As the final moments wound down in a 135-86 win over the Dallas Mavericks, the still-standing Thunder fans celebrated a team that went from...

Rockets beat playoff-bound Clippers 116-105 to salvage a .500 season. Kawhi Leonard still out for LA

Apr. 14, 2024 18:38 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rookie Cam Whitmore scored 21 points and the Houston Rockets beat the playoff-bound Los Angeles Clippers 116-105 on Sunday to finish at .500 season and avoid a fourth straight losing season. Rookie Amen Thompson had a triple-double of 18 points, 11 rebounds and a...

Marcus Sasser leads Pistons past Mavericks 107-89, with Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving sitting out

Apr. 13, 2024 00:19 AM EDT

DALLAS (AP) — Rookie Marcus Sasser scored 24 points in his hometown return, including 13 straight Detroit points during a stretch of the third quarter, and the Pistons beat the Dallas Mavericks — playing without Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving — 107-89 on Friday night. The Pistons...