[0] CLIPPERS LOOK LOST WITHOUT ODOM SAN ANTONIO 93, CLIPPERS 83.Byline: Sean Kearns Staff Writer The Clippers can only survive without Lamar Odom Lamar Joseph Odom (born November 6 1979, in South Jamaica, Queens, New York) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays power forward (also plays both forward spots and is a "point-forward") for the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Lakers. for so long. And against a Tim Duncan Timothy "Tim" Theodore Duncan (born April 25 1976 in Christiansted, St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands)[1] is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 6'11" (2. onslaught, the survival factor drops drastically. Odom missed Saturday's game with a bruised tailbone tail·bone n. See coccyx. and, while the Clippers stayed within striking distance, they never were able to give the Spurs a real scare in a 93-83 loss at Staples Center This article has multiple issues: * Its neutrality is disputed. * It may contain original research or unverifiable claims. * It does not cite any references or sources. before 18,964. Duncan finished with 32 points, 18 rebounds and six assists. Along with David Robinson's 20 points, the two combined for more than half the Spurs' offense. For the Clippers the game was another reminder of how valuable Odom is to the team. The Clippers are 1-11 in games when he doesn't play. Odom hurt his tailbone Friday night against Milwaukee. Ervin Johnson For the former Los Angeles Lakers player named Earvin Johnson, see . Ervin Johnson (born December 21 1967 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an NBA basketball player, currently a free agent, who most recently played for, and captained, the Milwaukee Bucks. knocked him hard to the floor on a drive to the basket in the third quarter. Odom left the game for a while but returned only to be ejected in the fourth quarter. At morning shootaround, Odom didn't participate and moved very gingerly. Gentry had Odom out of the lineup before Odom even arrived at Staples Center. Odom gave it a shot, getting treatment on his back, lacing up his sneakers sneakers Noun, pl US, Canad, Austral & NZ canvas shoes with rubber soles sneakers npl (US) → zapatos mpl de lona; zapatillas fpl and taking a few shots on the court. But it hurt too much. Corey Maggette Corey Antoine Maggette (born November 12 1979, in Melrose Park, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player, positioned at small forward for the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers. started in place of Odom and finished with 15 points and a career-high 15 rebounds. Against the Spurs big frontcourt, Derek Strong played for the first time in 20 games and led the Clippers with a season-high 17 points. The game was the Clippers' ninth sellout of the season, which ties the franchise record. The Clippers set a new attendance record in a season with 561,137 to break last years' mark. While the Spurs held a double-digit lead for much of the game, the Clippers came back to within 70-61 at the end of the third quarter on a layup by Strong. It was the closest the Clippers had been since the opening minutes of the game. That's when Duncan, who had one point in the third quarter, decided that he'd had enough. Duncan scored the first 10 points of the fourth quarter for the Spurs. CAPTION(S): box Box: GAME RECAP |
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