Rip City Return: Blazers make playoffs despite doubters

Edit The Oklahoman 15 Apr 2016
They open their third straight postseason on Sunday in Los Angeles against the Clippers ... They're a really good team," Lillard said about the Clippers ... The Clippers present an intriguing matchup with the recent return of Blake Griffin ... The Clippers won the season series against Portland 3-1 ... I've already seen some people talk about the Clippers and the Warriors in the second round....

STAPLES CENTER, L.A. LIVE AND AEG HOST AN EVENT FILLED WEEK AND SET RECORD-BREAKING MERCHANDISE NUMBERS (AEG - Anschutz Entertainment Group)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Apr 2016
... a sold out and nationally televised WWE Raw and the LA Clippers' final NBA home game of the regular season. The arena also will see the LA Kings begin their 2016 run to the Stanley Cup tonight and Saturday night against the San Jose Sharks, as well as the Clippers pursuit of the 2016 NBA Championship on Sunday against the Portland Trailblazers....

Notes from Today's Turner Sports 2016 NBA Playoffs Conference Call (TBS - Turner Broadcasting Systems Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Apr 2016
The network's playoff coverage will tip off Sunday, April 17, with a tripleheader - Charlotte Hornets vs ... Los Angeles Clippers at 10.30 p.m ... Webber on if Stephen Curry should be the unanimous MVP this year ... I'm not in the business to predict these games after the Clippers, and San Antonio in the series ... Miller on the Trail Blazers/Clippers series. 'We know the Clippers have not been past the semifinals in the West....

In NBA playoffs, Warriors want to add 16 wins to their 73

Edit Austin American Statesman 15 Apr 2016
The Golden State Warriors don't want a record without a championship. Those 73 victories were quite an achievement, but they also guaranteed nothing more than the right to open every playoff series at home ... San Antonio hosts Memphis in the opener of the 2-7 series in the West and the fourth-seeded Clippers are home against No ... The Spurs, Thunder and Clippers all are formidable teams, but then again the Warriors went 10-1 against them....

Now is Kevin Durant's chance to remind us just how good he is

Edit The Oklahoman 15 Apr 2016
Standing on the Thunder practice court in the middle of a few dozen reporters Thursday afternoon, Kevin Durant was asked a simple question. What is going through your mind as the playoffs start?. The Thunder superstar had an answer that was as unexpected as it was telling ... This is where the biggest shots are hit ... He's had huge moments against the Grizzlies and the Lakers and the Clippers and the Spurs and so many others....

Bridgestone Worlds Greatest Shave Fundraising (Bridgestone Australia Limited)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Apr 2016
Bridgestone puts in hair-raising effort for the Leukaemia Foundation ... has once again gone to great lengths to support the Leukaemia Foundation, with a number of brave team members choosing to shave, cut or colour their hair in March for the World's Greatest Shave. A staggering total of more than $45,000 was raised by the Company, building on last year's outstanding $38,000 effort ... Members of the B-Brave shave team facing the clippers....

Who ya got? A look at NBA playoff matchups

Edit Toronto Sun 15 Apr 2016
LeBron James enters the post-season on a roll, averaging 28.4 points, 8.0 rebounds, 8.5 assists, while shooting 63% in his last 10 games ... Detroit took three of four against the Cavs with all-star centre Andre Drummond posting two 20-rebound games ... Clippers took three of four meetings with Jamal Crawford making 50% of his three-point heaves beyond the arc and DeAndre Jordan averaging 16.5 rebounds, including six offensive boards....

Damian Lillard Leads Blazers Against Los Angeles Clippers

Edit Inquisitr 14 Apr 2016
The Blazers finish the 2015-16 NBA regular season with a 44-38 record and have a date with the Los Angeles Clippers in the first-round of the postseason. The Portland Trail Blazers playoff schedule officially begins on Sunday, April 17, with the Los Angeles Clippers hosting the game at Staples Center ... The 53-29 Clippers clinched the No....

Teletovic's 22 leads Suns past Clippers reserves, 114-105

Edit Tampa Bay Online 14 Apr 2016
The loss snapped the Clippers' six-game winning streak ... The Clippers finished the season 53-29. "We were just having fun," the Clippers' Austin Rivers said ... Wilcox scored 19 apiece for the Clippers ... "We didn't want to lose," he said, "and, at the same time, that Clipper team you know is getting their second unit in, their third unit ready for the postseason ... Before that, the Clippers didn't have even one....

Clippers reserves fall to Phoenix; Portland next in first round of playoffs

Edit LA Daily News 14 Apr 2016
The Clippers finished the season 53-29. “We were just having fun,” the ClippersAustin Rivers said ... Wilcox scored 19 apiece for the Clippers ... “We didn’t want to lose,” he said, “and, at the same time, that Clipper team you know is getting their second unit in, their third unit ready for the postseason ... Before that, the Clippers didn’t have even one....

Reggie Miller to Clippers: Beware of Damian Lillard

Edit LA Daily News 14 Apr 2016
He had that type of run,” Miller said Thursday morning when discussing the first-round Western Conference playoff matchup between the fourth-seeded Clippers (53-29) and fifth-seeded Trail Blazers (44-38) ... Not only is the Paul-Lillard matchup intriguing, throw in the ClippersJ.J ... Still, Barry believes the postseason experience factor will work in the Clippers’ favor....

NBA Playoffs 2016 schedule: TV, times for first round

Edit Syracuse 14 Apr 2016
A look at the first-round matchups for the 2016 NBA playoffs.. (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Eastern Conference. No. 1 Cleveland vs. No. 8 Detroit. Sunday, April 17. Detroit at Cleveland, 3 p.m. (ABC). Wednesday, April 20. Detroit at Cleveland, 8 p.m. (TNT). Friday, April 22 ... No ... Clippers vs ... Clippers, 10.30 p.m ... Clippers, 10.30 p.m ... Clippers at Portland, 10.30 p.m ... Clippers at Portland, 10.30 p.m ... Clippers, TBD ... Clippers at Portland, TBD ... Clippers, TBD. ....
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