[0] CLIPPERS DISAPPEAR IN FINAL 2-1/2 MINUTES : SEATTLE 104 CLIPPERS 98.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. The Clippers, as they often do, provided the antidote for the struggling Seattle SuperSonics The Seattle SuperSonics (or simply Sonics) are an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Their mascot's name is Squatch. . Led by Gary Payton's 26 points, 11 assists and eight steals, the Sonics scored the game's final seven points for a 104-98 victory over the Clippers on Friday. Darrick Martin's 3-point shot gave the Clippers a 98-97 lead with 2:28 left, but they had two turnovers and missed three shots the rest of the way. ``There's nothing good about moral victories,'' Martin said. ``We need to make plays down the stretch.'' The Clippers had the ball and a 98-97 lead when Detlef Schrempf Detlef Schrempf (born January 21 1963, in Leverkusen, Germany) is a former NBA basketball player. High school and college career Schrempf moved to the U.S. his junior year of high school, attending Centralia High in Washington state for two years, leading the Tigers to stole the ball from Maurice Taylor Maurice De Shawn Taylor (born October 30, 1976 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player at the power forward position. He was most recently with the NBA's Sacramento Kings, released on January 23, 2007. with 1:18 left. That turnover set up Ellis' go-ahead shot on a feed from Payton. The Clippers threw the ball away on the inbounds in·bounds adj. 1. Basketball Involving putting the ball into play by passing it from out of bounds to a teammate on the court. 2. Sports Within the designated boundaries. pass which resulted in a jump. Payton controlled the tip and Olden Polynice Olden Polynice (born November 21 1964 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti) is a retired professional basketball player at the center position. Polynice played with the Seattle SuperSonics, Los Angeles Clippers, Detroit Pistons, Sacramento Kings, and Utah Jazz of the National made an 18-foot shot as the shot clock sounded for a 102-98 Sonics lead with 38.4 seconds left. Schrempf had a season-high 25 points and Dale Ellis added 20, including the game-winning basket with 1:07 left. ``This was a game we really needed,'' Sonics coach Paul Westphal said. ``It's probably as big a game as we have had.'' After starting the season with six straight victories, the Sonics have gone 8-12. They have lost three of their last five games with all the defeats coming to teams with losing records. The Sonics hope the victory will give them a lift as they start a five-game road trip Sunday in Detroit. They play back-to-back games against Dallas and San Antonio. The Sonics may have been looking ahead to their road trip, but the Clippers had the upper hand most of the game. There were 21 lead changes and 17 ties. ``You hate to go on the road with a losing streak A Losing Streak is the third episode of series 2 of the BBC sit-com, Only Fools and Horses. It was first broadcast on 4 November 1982. Synopsis Del Boy, Rodney, and Grandad are making some sort of cheap perfume just to earn money after Del has been losing most of ,'' Hersey Hawkins said. ``Hopefully, we'll be able to springboard on this one.'' CLIPPERS vs. UTAH Utah, state, United States Utah (y  `tä'), Rocky Mt. state of the W United States.
Time: 7:30 p.m., at the Pond. TV/Radio: Fox Sports West 2; KXTA-AM (1150). Tickets: Seats available in most price categories. Clippers (2-23) update: In their last, ahem, showdown with Utah (Feb. 22), backup shooting guard James ``Hollywood'' Robinson made 7 of 10 field-goal attempts and helped keep it close. . . for a while. The Jazz eventually prevailed 104-89. Robinson, who was waived by the Clippers last week, signed a 10-day contract Friday with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Jazz (20-6) update: They lost twice in their first 16 games, then dropped three of their next 10. The problem? Karl Malone has been colder than a tax audit. In a loss at Charlotte, he missed 16 of 21 shots over the long arm of Elden Campbell. Malone was 6 of 21 against Miami, and a scalding scalding plunging of pig or poultry carcasses into very hot water to facilitate scraping and dehairing and plucking. Chicken scalding water is 130°F for broilers (larger birds higher) applied for 1 to 2 minutes. Modern pig abattoirs use steam at 144 to 147°F for about 3 minutes. 9 of 23 in an OT victory over Detroit. - Randy Hill CAPTION(S): 2 Boxes Box: (1) CLIPPERS vs. UTAH (See text) (2) GAME RECAP |
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