J.J. Redick (heel) will play and start in Sunday's game against Portland, Rowan Kavner of Clippers.com reports.

Redick (heel) will play and start at shooting guard in Sunday's Game 1 against Portland, Rowan Kavner of Clippers.com reports.

Analysis:

Redick bruised his heel against the Grizzlies on April 12 and was held out of the regular season finale against the Suns the following the day, but it seems that was strictly for maintenance reasons prior to the playoffs. After making it through Sunday's shootaround with no lingering concerns about his heel, Redick should be in line for a full workload in the series opener.