[0] A RARITY: CLIPPERS ON ROLL : CLIPPERS 109, NEW JERSEY 101.

Byline: Associated Press 

Lamond Murray made two 3-point shots in the late going Tuesday night and scored 22 points at the Sports Arena as the Clippers beat the New Jersey Nets 109-101 for their first two-game winning streak in more than 15 months.

The Clippers, coming off an 89-83 victory at Portland on Saturday night, hadn't had a two-game winning streak since winning three straight games from Dec. 27, 1997 to Jan. 3, 1998.

Murray was scoreless in the second half until his 3-pointer with 2:37 remaining put the Clippers ahead 104-96. He made another with 53.9 seconds to play to complete the scoring.

Rookie Tyrone Nesby added 20 points and Maurice Taylor and Sherman Douglas scored 18 each for the Clippers, whose 109 points was a single-game high this season.

By winning for the third time in four games, the Clippers (6-31) made certain they would finish the abbreviated 50-game season with a better winning percentage than Philadelphia's 1972-73 team, which set a record for futility with a 9-73 record (.110).

Keith Van Horn scored 14 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter to lead New Jersey. Stephon Marbury added 23 points for the Nets, all in the final three periods.

Jamie Feick of the Nets equaled a career high with 15 rebounds despite playing only 26 minutes.

The Clippers appeared to have the game well in hand after three quarters, holding an 89-74 lead.

However, with Van Horn leading the way with eight points, the Nets went on a 12-2 run to start the fourth period to draw the Nets within five points. However, that was as close as they would get.

Notes: The announced attendance was 6,218. . . . The Clippers are 4-14 at home. Every other NBA team has at least six home victories. . . . The Clippers signed guard Troy Hudson to a multi-year contract before the game. Hudson, averaging 4.7 points and 1.7 assists, had previously signed two 10-day contracts and played in 11 games. He played five minutes against the Nets and didn't score. . . . The Clippers' NBA-low five victories had come against Utah, Portland, Minnesota (twice) and Sacramento, teams with a combined record of 94-53 entering Tuesday's action. . . . Interim Nets coach Don Casey was coach of the Clippers for half of the 1988-89 season and all of the following campaign, and guided the team to a 41-85 record. . . . The Nets have a 7-10 record under Casey, who took the job when John Calipari was fired last month. . . . Nets center Rony Seikaly, who has spent much of the season on the sidelines because of an injured right foot, had one point in six minutes of action - all in the first half.