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Williams, a 12-year veteran who split last season with Toronto and New Orleans, signed with the Los Angeles Clippers. |
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The 6-foot-9, 235-pounder averaged 4.6 points, 3.8 rebounds and 16.5 minutes last season. He has career averages of 6.1 points and 4.1 rebounds. |
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Thomas signed with the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday. Terms of the deal were not announced. He helped the Suns reach the Western Conference finals last season, averaging 15.1 points and 6.3 rebounds during the playoffs. In the Suns' seven-game semifinal series against the Clippers, Thomas averaged 14.7 points and 6.1 rebounds. |
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Thomas averaged 10.3 points and 4.5 rebounds in nine seasons with Philadelphia, Milwaukee, New York, Chicago and Phoenix. |
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Thomas set a career playoff high with 26 points in the Suns' 117-101 loss to the Mavericks in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals. |
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Thomas is averaging 15.5 points on 49.8 percent shooting and 6.4 rebounds in 19 playoffs games this postseason. |
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Kaman was scheduled to undergo an MRI exam Monday on his right shoulder. The Los Angeles Clippers' center sustained the injury in Friday's 94-91 Game 3 loss to the Phoenix Suns. He averaged 11.9 points and 9.6 rebounds in 32.8 minutes during the regular season. |
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Kaman missed Sunday's 114-107 Game 4 win and said he was unsure how the injury occurred. "I don't know," he said. "I just kind of couldn't raise it (right arm). We'll see what the (MRI) shows." |
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Brand scored 27 points to lead all scorers Wednesday in the Clippers' 122-97 win in Phoenix. He also added 10 rebounds as the Clippers outrebounded the Suns 57-26 on the night to tie the second-round series at a game apiece. |
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The Los Angeles Clippers outrebounded the Phoenix Suns 57-26 in Wednesday's 122-97 victory over the Phoenix Suns, and Kaman led the way with 16 boards in Game 2 of their second-round series. The Los Angeles center also scored 14 points. He averaged 11.9 points and 9.6 rebounds during the regular season. |
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Thomas scored 22 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in the Suns' 107-102 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday in the opener of the Western Conference first-round playoff series. "I was just aggressive on both ends," said Thomas, whose 15 rebounds were a career high. |
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Not a bad showing for the former Chicago Bulls castoff who was waived earlier this season. The Phoenix forward averaged 11.0 points and 4.9 rebounds in 26 games with his new team during the regular season after appearing in just three games with Chicago. |
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Brand had 21 points, eight rebounds and four blocks in the Clippers' 89-87 win over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday to open the first-round playoff series. "It was pretty, and then it got ugly," Brand said of Los Angeles nearly blowing a late 10-point lead. |
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Not a bad performance for Brand in his first playoff game after seven years in the league. The 6-foot-8 power forward averaged 24.7 points, 10.0 rebounds and 2.5 blocks in 79 games during the regular season. |
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Cassell sat out Tuesday's 101-95 loss to Memphis, earning some rest before the playoffs begin. The Los Angeles point guard has been the catalyst for the Clippers' surprising success this season, averaging 17.2 points and 6.3 assists. |
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This was just a precautionary move to ensure Cassell doesn't get hurt before the playoffs. He'll be ready to go when Los Angeles faces Denver in the first round. |
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Brand had 32 points, nine rebounds, three steals and two blocked shots for the Clippers in their win over Washington on Saturday. |
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Cuttino Mobley's absence with an ankle injury on Saturday moved Maggette into the Clippers' starting lineup. Maggette scored 19 points in his first start since Dec. 5. He had played the previous 11 games as a reserve since returning from a foot injury. |
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Maggette has averaged 17.9 points in 25 games with the Clippers this season. |
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Mobley is sidelined indefinitely after suffering a sprained right ankle in the Clippers' 95-85 loss to Memphis on Thursday. |
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Mobley has averaged 15.7 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 67 games with the Clippers this season. |
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Livingston played Friday against the 76ers, contributing four points, three rebounds and six assists in a win. |
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It was doubtful he would play after spraining his left ankle on Wednesday against Phoenix. |
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The Clippers' Livingston is doubtful for Friday's game against the 76ers. He did not practice Thursday after spraining his left ankle Wednesday against Phoenix. |
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Livingston has averaged 5.2 points, 4.2 assists and 3.0 rebounds in 42 games for the Clippers this season. |
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Kaman had 24 points, 23 rebounds, four steals and three blocks in Monday's win over the Timberwolves. |
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Kaman went 7-for-15 from the field and 10-for-12 from the free-throw line. It was his second career game with at least 20 points and 20 rebounds. |
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Thomas was waived by the Chicago Bulls Wednesday, but remains eligible to play in the postseason for another team. The Bulls were unable to trade Thomas, who will receive all of his approximately $14 million from the Bulls in the final year of his contract. |
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The veteran forward has averaged 11.9 points and 4.0 rebounds since entering the NBA in 1997. He averaged 4.3 points and 1.3 rebounds in three games for the Bulls this season. Thomas is expected to sign with the Phoenix Suns after he clears waivers. |
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Maggette was cleared Tuesday by a team physician to resume full-contact practice with the Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers' guard has missed 38 games since separating a ligament in his left foot during a game against the Miami Heat on Dec. 5. |
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No timetable was set for Maggette's return to play. He's averaged 21.7 points and 5.5 rebounds in 13 games this season. |
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The Clippers listed their starting center as day-to-day after missing his first game of the season Monday because of a sprained left ankle. |
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Kaman is averaging 11.3 points, 9.3 rebounds and 1.0 assist this season. |
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Ross is expected to be out another two weeks after suffering a sore lower back during the Clippers' 97-91 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Feb. 12. He had made six consecutive starts for the Clippers before suffering the injury. |
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Ross is averaging 5.4 points with 2.9 rebounds in 42 games for the Clippers this season. |
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Maggette is targeting the Clippers' game against the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday as his return from an injured ligament in his left foot. The seven-year veteran has missed 36 consecutive games since suffering the injury in the Clippers' 99-89 win over the Miami Heat on Dec. 5. |
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Maggette is averaging 21.7 points with 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 13 games for the Clippers this season. |