Chauncey Billups News

After one of the best seasons in the history of the Los Angeles Clippers, Vinny Del Negro is out as head coach, sources confirmed to ESPN.

I've been of two minds lately. My inner pessimist keeps spouting off: Kyrie Irving's not good enough.

Apr 4, 2013; New York, NY, USA; Baylor Bears guard Pierre Jackson loses the ball against the Iowa Hawkeyes during the first half of the championship game of the 2013 NIT basketball tournament at Madison Square Garden.

Is the Clippers' first-round exit enough for Chris Paul to consider bolting Lob City? Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Chris Paul will certainly factor in the Los Angeles Clippers' first-round loss to the Memphis Grizzlies before making his free-agency decision this summer.

What started as a promising postseason run quickly turned sour as the Los Angeles Clippers dropped four straight games to the Memphis Grizzlies to ensure a quick first-round exit.

He has long built a reputation as a clutch shooter, leader and one of the better playoff performers in recent history.

Oct 2, 2012; Tualatin, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts speaks with Trail Blazers general manager Neil Olshey during the first day of practice at the Trail Blazers training facility.

Chris Paul, the team's leader and best player, sat at the podium late Friday night after his team was eliminated from the playoffs in a 118-105 defeat to the Memphis Grizzlies.

A tantalizing candidate to be the Clippers' next head coach posited by one NBA executive if the team would like to maximize its chances of Chris Paul re-signing with the franchise: Chauncey Billups.

The reeling Clippers must beat the surging Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night, on the road, in Game 6 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series or L.A.'s season is over.

After dropping three straight games to the Memphis Grizzlies , the Los Angeles Clippers changed face from one of the deepest and most dominant teams in the league to a squad lacking the toughness and mental fortitude necessary to be considered a title contender.

Apr 30, 2013; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers small forward Caron Butler , power forward Blake Griffin and point guard Chauncey Billups on the bench at the end of game five of the first round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs against the Memphis Grizzlies at the Staples Center.

Apr 30, 2013; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers small forward Caron Butler , power forward Blake Griffin and point guard Chauncey Billups on the bench at the end of game five of the first round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs against the Memphis Grizzlies at the Staples Center.

Just the other day Blake Griffin was talking about how different these playoffs are compared to last year - the key being no longer having to drag an injured leg up and down the court.

The only player who showed heart when the Los Angeles Clippers became the Memphis Belly Flops in a pair of double-digit playoff road losses to the Grizzlies was Matt Barnes, and that was only after his team had already flubbed Game 4. This leaves the Clippers with only one option to win a Western Conference first-round series that is tied at two ... (more)

They failed the test presented to them in Memphis in Games 3 and 4 of the Western Conference first-round playoff series, leaving the Clippers looking vulnerable against a tough-minded Grizzlies team.

First, players get a feel how the game will be called by the officiating crew of Monty McCutchen, Pat Fraher and Bennett Salvatore.

Having finished the regular season with a Los Angeles Clippers' franchise-best record of 56-26, it is time to give out grades to recognize the Clips that contributed to the organization over the course of the year.

The Clippers needed a last-second shot by Chris Paul and the support of 19,000-plus red-clad fans to beat Memphis on Monday and take a 2-0 lead in their first-round NBA playoff series.