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Now that the disappointment has subsided and the Clippers can reflect on their transformational season, it's easy to see why a renewed sense of excitement surrounds the franchise.

NBA: Despite getting swept out of playoffs by San Antonio, Clippers - especially Paul - say they are motivated for big run next season.

I don't think this season was a failure at all, but more of a success and a step up.

The Clippers' Eric Bledsoe tumbles over San Antonio's Manu Ginobili during Sunday's playoff game at Staples Center.

Since Fred Silva covered the core of it, in the sense of getting better shots over 48 minutes tends to produce favorable outcomes, this will be less a recap and more free association thought bubbles... The observant among you will recognize these numbers as the point totals of our opponents throughout the first seven games of the postseason .

I've grown to like the Los Angeles Clippers, love what Chris Paul has brought to them and appreciate what Blake Griffin has to offer.

The Spurs bring a 16-game winning streak into Game 3 of their Western Conference second-round series against the Clippers today at Staples Center.

Chris Paul has a sore groin and strained right hip. Blake Griffin has a left hip injury to go with his sprained right knee.

A Chris Paul A is one of the best players in the NBA.A He is arguably the best point guard in the NBA.A But in this 2nd round series with the A San Antonio Spurs A Paul has been exposed.A His flaws have been unmasked and he is naked out there in front of the entire nation without even the comfort of an excuse.A The league has finally figured him ... (more)

Even the most ardent Boston homer would have a tough time arguing that Rajon Rondo is a better basketball player than Chris Paul .

In news announced yesterday, Pacers president of basketball operations, Larry Bird, was named Executive of the Year .

The problem is it's not clear whether Chris Paul and Blake Griffin can regain the top level against the Spurs as they battle the pain.

The Clippers' DeAndre Jordan, right, battling teammate Caron Butler, left, and Memphis' Zach Randolph for a rebound during a recent game, is struggling with a different kind of pain during the playoffs.

Tim Duncan had 26 points and 10 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs, recharged after a weeklong layoff, wore down the busy Los Angeles Clippers to win Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinals series, 108-92 on Tuesday night.

The judge overseeing the criminal trial of John Edwards will sharply curtail the testimony of a key witness for the defense who could raise doubt about whether the former presidential candidate broke campaign finance laws.

Confined to practices and film sessions last week - and growing increasingly antsy in the meantime - the Spurs expressed relief Sunday after watching the Los Angeles Clippers knock out Memphis in the NBA's last first-round playoff series to finish and finally lock down their matchup for the Western Conference semifinals.

May 13, 2012; Memphis, TN, USA; Los Angeles Clippers power forward Blake Griffin and Los Angeles Clippers small forward Caron Butler along with several other team mates celebrate the win after game seven in the Western Conference quarterfinals of the 2012 NBA Playoffs at FedEx Forum.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Blake Griffin stood in the Clippers' locker room surrounded by reporters and talked about the past and the future while the first quarter of the Heat-Pacers series played on a television over his left shoulder.

Last season, they knocked off the top-seeded San Antonio Spurs . In the second round, they went toe-to-toe with the supremely talented Oklahoma City Thunder and nearly won.

The post-graduate men's basketball team at Maine Central Institute was once one of the top prep programs in the nation.