ADMIRAL SINKS CLIPPERS : SAN ANTONIO 103, CLIPPERS 82.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. 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. would have had his hands full with just 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. . With Duncan and David Robinson David Robinson or Dave Robinson is a name shared by the following individuals:
tr.v. daunt·ed, daunt·ing, daunts To abate the courage of; discourage. See Synonyms at dismay. [Middle English daunten, from Old French danter, from Latin . After winning their last game without Robinson, who sat out with an injured left knee, San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. welcomed him back with a 103-82 win over the Clippers on Saturday night. Robinson scored 19 points, pulled down 13 rebounds and had four blocks for San Antonio, which has won 16 of its last 18 games. Duncan added 17 points and 12 rebounds. The Clippers' Taylor had 25 points, and rookie Michael Olowokandi added 13 points and 10 rebounds. But they still lost their fourth straight, scoring just 14 in the final quarter. ``Tonight the play down low was the way it was supposed to be - physical,'' Taylor said. ``They have the two best big men in the league and we needed to meet that challenge tonight. We missed a lot of opportunities.'' San Antonio, which outrebounded the Clippers 44-38, also shot 51.4 percent by connecting on 37 of 72 field-goal attempts. ``We battled them hard,'' Clippers coach Chris Ford said. ``The Spurs are on a hot streak right now. They are playing some good team basketball. The twin towers make it difficult to play down low.'' Down 84-70 early in the fourth quarter, the Clippers went on a 6-0 run to close to within 84-76 on two Taylor free throws with 6:28 remaining. San Antonio answered with an 11-0 run to put the game away as Duncan had five free throws in the stretch. Two Mario Elie free throws gave the Spurs a 95-76 lead with 3:38 to play. Notes: The Clippers activated guard Sherman Douglas from the injured list before the game with. He had been on the IR since March 23. . . . With the loss, the Clippers are 1-16 on the road this season and 3-28 overall. |
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