Clippers already hurting in Game 1 loss

It's the second half, with the Clippers facing Game 7 tension on the road, and Chauncey Billups pulls some coaches to the side with advice. Time to go with Kenyon Martin. That meant it was also time to go without Blake Griffin.

SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs had just taken Game 1, and Manu Ginobili didn't want to hear another word about winning 15 in a row or not losing in more than a month. "I don't even want to know about that," Ginobili said.

It's the second half, with the Clippers facing Game 7 tension on the road, and Chauncey Billups pulls some coaches to the side with advice. Time to go with Kenyon Martin. That meant it was also time to go without Blake Griffin.

The Clippers Just Couldn't Get Enough Stops To Come Back. May 16 12:07a by Mike Prada. Really not much more to add to this one. The Spurs are too good offensively for this Clippers team, especially when they have a huge lead.

SPURS 108, CLIPPERS 92 SAN ANTONIO – Tim Duncan had 26 points and 10 rebounds and San Antonio, recharged after a weeklong layoff, wore down weary Los Angeles to win Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinals series. Playing for the sixth time in 11