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Grant Hill #33 of the Los Angeles Clippers shares a laugh with Vince Carter #25 of the Dallas Mavericks before their game at Staples Center on January 9, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (credit: Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images)

Grant Hill To Make Regular-Season Debut For Clippers

Grant Hill is set to make his regular-season debut for the Los Angeles Clippers.

2013/01/12

Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers dribbles the ball against Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder during Game Five of the Western Conference Semifinals of the 2012 NBA Playoffs at Chesapeake Energy Arena on May 21, 2012 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Kobe, Lakers Look To Snap Oklahoma’s 6-Game Winning Streak

The league’s top two scorers will be in the spotlight Friday night with Durant’s Oklahoma City Thunder on a season-high six-game win streak heading into their first meeting with Bryant’s Los Angeles Lakers since last season’s playoffs.

2012/12/07

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Thunder Push Past Spurs & Into NBA Finals

Kevin Durant had 34 points and 14 rebounds while playing all of regulation for the first time all season, leading the Thunder past the Spurs 107-99 and into the NBA Finals.

2012/06/07

Thabo Sefolosha of the Oklahoma City Thunder drives ahead of Stephen Jackson of the San Antonio Spurs in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals during the 2012 NBA Playoffs on May 31, 2012 at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (credit: Layne Murdoch/NBAE via Getty Images)

Thunder Grab Game 3 Win Over Spurs

Thabo Sefolosha set playoff career bests with 19 points and six steals, and the Thunder snapped San Antonio’s winning streak by beating the Spurs 102-82 in Game 3 on Thursday.

2012/06/01

Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs is defended by Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals of the 2012 NBA Playoffs at AT&T Center on May 29, 2012 in San Antonio, Texas. (credit: Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images)

Spurs Take 2-0 Series Lead Over Thunder

Parker had 34 points, Manu Ginobili added 20 points, and the Spurs stayed perfect in the playoffs with a 120-111 victory over the Thunder in Game 2 on Tuesday night.

2012/05/30

Manu Ginobili of the San Antonio Spurs drives to the basket against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals during the 2012 NBA Playoffs on May 27, 2012 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. (credit: Layne Murdoch/NBAE via Getty Images)

Spurs Get “Nasty” To Top Thunder In Game 1

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich’s caught-on-camera “I want some nasty!” command is likely coming soon to shirts and memes after they beat the Thunder 101-98 on Sunday.

2012/05/28

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - MAY 16: Fans arrive before Game Two of the Western Conference Semifinals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Oklahoma City Thunder during the 2012 NBA Playoffs on May 16, 2012 at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Photo by Layne Murdoch/NBAE via Getty Images)

Arrest Made In Lakers, Thunder Postgame Shooting That Hurt 8

Police have arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with a shooting that wounded eight people shortly after the Thunder-Lakers NBA playoff game in Oklahoma City.

2012/05/22

Lakers Look To Extend Season In Must Win Game 5

After chasing championships for so many years with the Los Angeles Lakers, Derek Fisher now finds himself standing squarely in their way.

2012/05/21

Former Artesia HS Star James Harden Wins NBA 6th Man Award

When James Harden, the 2012 NBA Sixth Man of the Year was drafted by the Oklahoma City Thunder with the third overall pick at the 2009 NBA Draft, he could be considered almost clean shaven in comparison to how he appears now, rocking his celebrated buccaneer beard.

2012/05/10