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Clippers take a piece of Spurs' approach to winning in playoffs

/ STAFF WRITER

Clippers coach Doc Rivers understands Chris Paul (3) and his teammates never are going to be poker-faced like the Spurs are. DARREN ABATE , THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

PLAYA VISTA – This was the Spurs’ big advantage.

Before San Antonio and the Clippers began their playoff series, it was the edge everyone knew the Spurs owned.

The Clippers would be dumb to try to compete with the Spurs’ experience, Doc Rivers said. It’s obvious. San Antonio owns five titles. Their core has been together forever, it seems, and their depth of postseason trials and experience couldn’t be overcome.