A look at the eight first-round, best-of-7 series in the NBA playoffs:
Clippers vs. Spurs
Season Series: Tied 2-2. Clippers won by 20 in San Antonio in January, before the Spurs found their end-of-season groove. Both teams went 1-1 on the other team’s floor.
Story Line: The best of the eight first-round matchups could very well be this one, pitting the defending champion Spurs against a Clippers team that’s still looking for that big postseason breakout. San Antonio rolled through the last third of its schedule, but now the question is whether the Spurs will be deflated by missing out on a chance to finish No.