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Donald Sterling is as much to blame for the Clippers' failures as any player on the court.

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.

The Los Angeles Clippers traded a first-round draft pick to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Mo Williams at the 2011 NBA trade deadline.

I'm not much of a Chris Paul fan. I think the guy is a great player at times, arguably a top 15 talent in the league .

There has been a lot of talk about Drummond falling to the blazers at #6 and how said player fills a big hole at center .

Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan is denied by the Spurs' Tim Duncan as Boris Diaw defends.

The five most interesting stories, rumors and notes in the NBA: 1. Right at home: This we know about Nate McMillan: He has a deep ties with North Carolina, having grown up in Raleigh and played for North Carolina State.

Before we let the Clippers slip away into the shadows of teams vanquished on the road to the Larry O'Brien trophy, we have to slather a little praise on the "other" team in Los Angeles for a season full of entertaining basketball, complete with enough Chris Paul and Blake Griffin highlights to last a couple of seasons.

The Los Angeles Clippers displayed great courage Sunday night. In a losing effort, they showed they would not bow down without a fight.

I'm sitting here watching a game the Los Angeles Clippers have no chance of winning and it's still a hoot.

It was a back-and-forth game all night long, but the wily San Antonio Spurs completed the sweep of the Los Angeles Clippers, winning 102-99. It wasn't the prettiest victory - and they nearly blew it at the end - but as the cliche goes, "a win is a win." Gregg Popovich employed the controversial "Hack-a-Shaq" technique in Game 3, but Kevin Arnovitz ... (more)

San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker drives past Los Angeles Clippers' DeAndre Jordan in the first quarter during game four of the Western Conference semifinals at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Sunday, May 20, 2012.

Grizzlies forward Rudy Gay seems to be taking a lot of heat from Memphians, as well as a lot of the blame for the Grizzlies' first-round exit from the playoffs.

Here's one for you: What would you do? I've grown to like the Clippers , love what Chris Paul has brought to them and appreciate what Blake Griffin has to offer.

The first instinct is to look at the San Antonio Spurs' demolition of a 24-point deficit to wipe out the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday afternoon, and revel in the essential Clipper-ness of it all.

Well, after falling flat on his face in the first two games, Chris Paul is quite happy for a return to Staples Center for the next two games.

SAN ANTONIO -- On his 30th birthday, Tony Parker first kept the San Antonio Spurs on pace for what might be another lopsided playoff sweep.

Really not much else to talk about other than Paul, because it doesn't matter what the rest of the team does.

The Los Angeles Clippers are set to begin Game Two in San Antonio tonight at 6:30 PDT / 9:30 EST.

Ever since Chauncey Billups went down with a torn Achilles early in the season, the Clippers have been searching for the right backcourt combination to play.