Champ Kind Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 The Los Angeles Clippers rose to the challenge of playing without Chris Paul as they wasted no time wrestling away home-court advantage from Houston with a 117-101 win. Paul, who injured his hamstring in game seven against the San Antonio Spurs Saturday, watched from the sidelines as his teammates prevailed in game one of the best-of-seven Western Conference semi-finals. "We don't mention injuries, we don't talk about them, we just tell our guys to keep executing and play and our guys did that," said Clippers coach Doc Rivers. In the Eastern Conference contest, guard Derrick Rose scored 25 points, Pau Gasol added 21 points and 10 rebounds and the Chicago Bulls eased past LeBron James' Cleveland Cavaliers with a 99-92 win. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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