NBA’s Thunder roll over Mavericks, Clippers’ Paul breaks hand (AFP)

The Oklahoma City Thunder punched their ticket to the second playoff round, but the Los Angeles Clippers' chances of following suit were dealt a big blow when Chris Paul broke his hand. Paul broke his right hand in the Portland Trail Blazers' 98-84 game four win as the Clippers guard became the second NBA star to suffer a serious injury in as many days. Earlier Monday, the Golden State Warriors announced that reigning league MVP Stephen Curry would miss at least two weeks of the playoffs with a knee injury.