NBA-National Basketball Association roundup

April 26 (The Sports Xchange) - Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul underwent surgery on his broken hand in Los Angeles on Tuesday and will miss the rest of the NBA playoffs. The team also announced that forward Blake Griffin will be out for the remainder of the postseason with a quad injury. Paul left Monday night's loss to the Portland Trail Blazers in the third quarter and did not return. X-rays showed a fractured third metacarpal bone. - - Steve Kerr joined the Warriors' record run on a full-time basis in January, and after Golden State set the NBA single-season record with 73 wins, he was voted the 2015-16 Coach of the Year. Kerr is expected to be given the award Wednesday before Game 5 of the first-round playoff series with the Houston Rockets. Terry Stotts of the Portland Trail Blazers finished second with 37 first-place votes and 335 total points. Three-time winner Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs was third with 10 first-place votes and 166 total points. - - Dallas Mavericks star forward Dirk Nowitzki said he plans to be back with the club next season. Nowitzki, who will turn 38 in June, has one opt-in season remaining on a three-year deal. He said the only thing that would provoke a change in mind would be if the Mavericks opted to go in a rebuilding direction. - - The Washington Wizards officially announced the hiring of Scott Brooks as their new head coach. Brooks, 50, didn't coach last season after being fired by Oklahoma City. He went 338-207 with the Thunder and reached the NBA Finals in 2012. Washington went 41-41 this season and missed the playoffs. The Wizards are hoping Brooks will turn into a perennial playoff participant.