JaVale McGee and the Nuggets got bounced in the first round, but Nick Young and the Clippers are moving on...to face the Spurs. So yeah, it was fun while it lasted. Links:

• Here's yesterday's playoff thread from SB Nation, plus recaps of both games: [Daily Dime | Ball Don't Lie | Clippers-Grizzlies (SB Nation, SI) | Pacers-Heat (SB Nation, SI)]
• The Clippers almost blew a 3-1 series lead, but in the end they held off the Grizzlies, and they used defense to do it. [TrueHoop]
• Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro has a little more cred now that he's shepherded his team through a tough seven-game series, including a huge Game 7 victory on the road. [Yahoo! Sports]
• Chris Bosh left Game 1 of Pacers-Heat early with a lower abdominal strain and will get an MRI today. He could be out awhile, which Mike thinks would be bad news for the Heat.
• LeBron James and Dwyane Wade were unstoppable in the second-half, combining for 42 points and outscoring the entire Pacers team in that time. [Heat Index]
• Eric Adelson is both amazed and frustrated with how much better James could be if he were just a bit more selfish on the court. [Yahoo! Sports]
• After falling to the Heat, the Pacers were a little passive-aggressive when it came to discussing the disparity in foul calls. [Heat Index]

• Count David Stern among those who thinks flopping in the NBA has gone too far. The commish said in a sideline interview during Game 1 of Pacers-Heat that it was time to "look at it in a more serious way." [SB Nation]
• Kyrie Irving has won Rookie of the Year, but you already knew that was going to happen. [SB Nation, ESPN]
• Denver Stiffs has a recap of the Nuggets season, which includes a look back at the trade which brought McGee to Denver in exchange for Nene.
• I see most of you are not big fans of Brian Cook.
• Since Rashard Lewis would be a mighty expensive reserve behind Jan Vesely and Chris Singleton, Frank Hanrahan ithinks the Wizards should buy Lewis out this summer. [CSN Washington]
• Ron Artest brings hustle and passion (and sharp elbows) that the Lakers were missing at times against the Nuggets and will desperately need to upset the Thunder. [Yahoo! Sports]
• Andre Iguodala and Doug Collins have led the Sixers back to the postseason, but after skirting by the injury-depleted Bulls, Philadelphia is a heavy underdog to the Celtics. [Washington Times]
• Britt Robson has the Thunder making quick work of the Lakers, but Paul Forrester thinks the Spurs will dispatch the Clips even quicker.
• Only click on this if you hate your computer, because I promise you will shoot the screen after having seen this. I had to buy a new monitor and install bulletproof glass around it just to include this link. Spoiler: It's about Stephon Marbury getting a statue of himself built in Beijing because WHY THE FU MANCHU NOT?!?!