Chris Paul tries to rid himself of the Trail Blazers’ Maurice Harkless during the first half of Portland’s 98-84 victory that tied the series/AP photo by Craig Mitchelldyer

The Clippers received the worst, but not-so-surprising, possible news Tuesday regarding point guard Chris Paul and power forward Blake Griffin.

Paul underwent surgery Tuesday to repair the fractured third metacarpal on his right hand sustained in Monday night’s 98-84 Game 4 loss at Portland and will be out indefinitely. Rowan Kavner of Clippers.com tweeted that meant 4 to 6 weeks, meaning Paul would miss the rest of the postseason unless the Clippers find a way to advance to the NBA Finals.

Griffin aggravated his partially torn left quad tendon in Game 4 and was not able to play down the stretch. The Clippers on Tuesday said he will miss the rest of the playoffs.

Paul had easily been the Clippers’ best player in the playoffs. In four games he averaged 23.8 points, 7.3 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 2.3 steals even though he wasn’t able to finish Game 4 because of the injury in the third quarter.

The Clippers and Trail Blazers are tied 2-2 in their best-of-seven first-round series. Game 5 is Wednesday at Staples Center with Game 6 back in Portland on Friday. Game 7, if necessary, will be Sunday at Staples Center.