Blake Griffin is out for the rest of the playoffs after aggravating his left quadriceps tendon and Chris Paul had right hand surgery Tuesday, leaving the Los Angeles Clippers without their top two players for the remainder of their first-round series against Portland.

The team said Griffin had an MRI that revealed no further structural damage to the quad that sidelined him for 45 games earlier in the season. He’s expected to be ready for training camp in September.

Paul had surgery to repair a hand fracture sustained in the third quarter of Monday night’s 98-84 loss in Game 4 that allowed Portland to tie the best-of-seven series, 2-2.

Griffin averaged 15.0 points and 8.8 rebounds and Paul averaged 23.8 points and 7.3 assists in the team’s first four playoff games. Game 5 is Wednesday at Staples Center.

‘‘We still have home court. No one has won a road game yet in this series,’’ coach Doc Rivers said. ‘‘Now we have to find a way of winning tomorrow and that’s as far as we can think right now.’’

Rivers had not yet decided who will start in place of Griffin and Paul.

‘‘We’ve had 10 different lineups on the board,’’ he said. ‘‘Most likely it will be a pretty big lineup.’’

The Clippers are 25-21 in regular-season games and 1-1 in the playoffs without Paul, who missed two games against Houston in last year’s Western Conference semifinals.

‘‘We have a very competitive basketball team and they have proven that all year,’’ Rivers said. ‘‘We have won games before without key guys and we can win games in the future without key guys.’’

In the final two weeks of the regular season, the Clippers won by 2 points at Oklahoma City and by 3 points in overtime at Utah without Griffin and Paul.

Paul controls the Clippers’ offense like few others in the NBA. However, they installed a motion offense for when Paul wasn’t on the floor this season, freeing up scoring guards Jamal Crawford and Austin Rivers while letting anyone else get the ball moving.

‘’We were very effective at it,’’ Doc Rivers said. ‘‘Thank god we did that because now playing without him we’ll be in motion for 48 minutes.’’

Kerr wins coaching honors

Steve Kerr was named NBA’s coach of the year, after helping to lead to the Golden State Warriors to the best regular-season record in league history.

Kerr got 64 first-place votes from the panel of 130 media members who regularly cover the league. Portland’s Terry Stotts was second in relatively close voting. San Antonio’s Gregg Popovich was third.

Kerr missed the Warriors’ first 43 games this season while recovering from back surgeries, with the team being operated in his absence by assistant coach Luke Walton. Voters took notice of Walton’s work as well; he finished tied for eighth. Golden State finished 73-9 this season, breaking the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls’ record of 72-10 for the best record in league history.

‘‘There were moments I didn’t know if I would get back at all this season,’’ Kerr said as Golden State prepared for Wednesday’s playoff Game 5 against Houston. ‘‘I’m really thankful I improved to the point where I could coach. Coaching has actually helped considerably as I’ve continued to heal.’’

Wizards hire Brooks as coach

The Wizards announced the hiring of Scott Brooks as their new head coach, replacing Randy Wittman. Brooks reached a five-year agreement with the team last week. He will be introduced at a news conference Wednesday. As coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Brooks went 338-207 in seven seasons and helped develop Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook into perennial All-Stars. He led the Thunder to the NBA Finals in 2012.

‘‘Scott’s approach to the game, track record for player development and ability to communicate with his players made him the clear-cut choice,’’ owner Ted Leonsis said.

Washington general manager Ernie Grunfeld was looking for a strong defensive coach, and Brooks brings that. The Wizards ranked 21st in the league defensively in Wittman’s final season, allowing 104.6 points a game.

Grunfeld said Brooks was the organization’s top candidate. The Wizards hired him before the Houston Rockets, Minnesota Timberwolves or Los Angeles Lakers could fill their coaching vacancies.

‘‘His presence, the core players we have returning and our cap flexibility this summer have us all looking forward to the possibilities of what our team can accomplish,’’ Grunfeld said.

Brooks, the NBA’s coach of the year in 2009-10, has a good relationship with Durant, too. Durant will be a free agent this summer.

‘‘Happy for Scotty,’’ Durant said last week in Dallas. ‘‘Glad he’s back in the NBA. Great coach, someone that I really got to know and appreciate.’’