Warriors to benefit from Clippers’ injuries

The Warriors are in no hurry to start the second round of the NBA playoffs, not with Stephen Curry out at least two weeks with a sprained knee, and it appears they will get their wish. The first order of business is to finish off the Houston Rockets, with Game 5 of the first-round series Tuesday night at Oracle Arena, but Curry's injury seems decidedly mild when measured against Chris Paul's broken hand and the possible loss of Blake Griffin. Paul, the Clippers' exceptional point guard and team leader, fractured the third metacarpal on his right hand in the third quarter of a 98-84 loss to the Trail Blazers that evened the series at 2-2. Griffin, who missed some three months with an injury to his left quad, reaggravated the injury during Monday night's game and wore a look of discouragement as he watched the final minutes from the bench.