BILLUPS PUTS CLIPPERS DOWN : DENVER 82, CLIPPERS 80.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. Chauncey Billups Chauncey Ray Billups (born September 25, 1976 in Denver, Colorado) is an American professional basketball player. Billups is the starting point guard and team captain for the National Basketball Association's Detroit Pistons. is having few problems adjusting to a new team and a new position. Billups, who played for coach Rick Pitino Rick Pitino (born September 18, 1952) is the head basketball coach at the University of Louisville. He has also served as head coach at Providence College and the University of Kentucky, leading that program to the NCAA championship in 1996. in Boston for most of his rookie season before being traded, hit the game-winner with less than four seconds left Sunday night Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. to give the Denver Nuggets Nuggets can refer to several branches of interest:
The 16-point performance followed two 30-point games from Billups, who played point guard for the Celtics but has played primarily shooting guard The Shooting guard (SG), also known as the two or off guard,[1] is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. in Denver. ``It was a pick-and-roll play, and I have to read my options,'' Billups said. ``If they double-teamed me, I would kick the ball over to (Antonio) McDyess for the shot. Otherwise, I take the ball to the basket.'' McDyess had 20 points and 13 rebounds and Danny Fortson Daniel Anthony Fortson (born on March 27 1976 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a professional basketball player at power forward/center formerly of the Seattle SuperSonics of the NBA. added 13 points and 16 rebounds, as the Nuggets won for the 10th time in 18 home games. Eric Williams had 15 points for the Nuggets, who are 0-16 on the road. ``This was a tough game, one that neither team seemed to have much energy to give,'' Denver coach Mike D'Antoni said. ``We ran a pick-and-roll at the end and Chauncey hit a great shot.'' Billups took a pass from Eric Washington above the 3-point arc and drove for the winning shot over two defenders, one of them 7-foot Michael Olowokandi. ``I saw Olowokandi out of the corner of my eye,'' Billups said. ``The big fella was coming over and that's why I had to throw it up high into the air.'' Lamond Murray, who had 10 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter, missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer. ``I had a set play where I was going to stunt, rather than just go to the basket,'' Murray said of his last shot. ``I had the shot and just missed it.'' Tyrone Nesby had 21 for the Clippers, who lost their fifth straight game and fell to 1-17 on the road. ``We had the good effort but didn't get it done,'' Clippers coach Chris Ford. ``They killed us on the boards again . . . Fortson and McDyess kept the ball alive numerous times with big rebounds.'' CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Clippers center Michael Olowokandi moves inside for a shot against Denver forward Antonio McDyess. David Zalubowski/Associated Press |
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