Rivers used a scrimmage-heavy plan to help the Celtics build cohesiveness on the way to the 2008 title. He hopes the same can work for the Clippers.
Author: Mark Medina, USA TODAY
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Warriors’ Klay Thompson out until at least All-Star break as he recovers from torn ACL
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