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NBA Playoffs Clippers-Rockets round 2 game 1 open thread

The Clippers have had a lot of success in Houston in recent years, and a win tonight in the first game of their playoff series with the Rockets would be huge, but it may depend on Chris Paul's hamstring.

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2015 NBA Playoffs
Second Round

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Series Schedule
Game 1 - Mon May 4, 6:30 p.m., TNT, Houston, TOYOTA Center
Game 2 - Wed May 6, 6:30 p.m., TNT, Houston, TOYOTA Center
Game 3 - Fri May 8, 7:30 p.m., Los Angeles, STAPLES Center
Game 4 - Sun May 10, 5:30 p.m., Los Angeles, STAPLES Center
Game 5* Tue May 12, Time TBD, TNT, Houston, TOYOTA Center
Game 6* Thu May 14, Time TBD, TNT, Los Angeles, STAPLES Center
Game 7* Sat May 16, Time TBD, TNT, Houston, TOYOTA Center
* if necessary
Win-Loss Breakdown
19-11 East 23-7
37-15 West 33-19
30-11 Home 30-11
26-15 Road 26-15
19-22 .500+ 21-21
37-4 .500- 35-5
Probable Starters
Chris Paul PG Jason Terry
J.J. Redick SG James Harden
Matt Barnes SF Trevor Ariza
Blake Griffin PF Terrence Jones
DeAndre Jordan C Dwight Howard
Key Reserves
Austin Rivers PG Pablo Prigioni
Jamal Crawford SG Nick Johnson
Hedo Turkoglu SF Corey Brewer
Glen Davis PF Josh Smith
Spencer Hawes C Clint Capela
Advanced Stats 2014-2015 Regular Season
96.96 (11th of 30) Pace 99.25 (2nd of 30)
109.8 (1st of 30) ORtg 104.2 (12th of 30)
103.0 (15th of 30) DRtg 100.5 (6th of 30)
Injuries/Other
Chris Paul (hamstring) questionable Patrick Beverley (wrist surgery) out
Glen Davis (ankle) probable Donatas Motiejunas (back) out
K.J. McDaniels (wrist) out

The Back Story (The teams split the season series 2-2):

Date Venue Final
11/28/14
Houston
Clippers 102, Rockets 85
Recap
Box Score
02/11/2015
Los Angeles
Clippers 110, Rockets 95
Recap
Box Score
02/25/2015
Houston
Rockets 110, Clippers 105
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Box Score
03/15/2015
Los Angeles
Rockets 100, Clippers 98
Recap
Box Score