CLIPPERS' SKID GOES TO EIGHT : DETROIT 107, CLIPPERS 83.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. Detroit coach Alvin Gentry Alvin Gentry is an American professional basketball coach, and college basketball player, who has led three different NBA teams. He served as an interim coach for the Miami Heat at the end of the 1995 season, and later coached the Detroit Pistons and the Los Angeles Clippers. sees a bright future for the Clippers. It just isn't now. After the Pistons routed the Clippers 107-83 Friday behind Grant Hill's 27 points and 12 rebounds, Gentry assessed the opponent that has lost eight straight since beating New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of on Nov. 23 and fell to 4-15. ``That team can really turn into a really good one if they don't fall into a losing attitude,'' Gentry said. ``They've got a lot of skill - they just need some veteran leadership.'' Detroit won for the third time in four games to reach .500 at 10-10. ``It's hard losing when you come back home like this,'' said the Clippers' 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. , a former University of Michigan (body, education) University of Michigan - A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries. player. ``When you look at the talent on this team, we should be able to win some games. We just have to learn how to play as a team and not make the same mistakes every single game.'' Jerry Stackhouse Jerry Darnell Stackhouse (born November 5 1974 in Kinston, North Carolina) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays both shooting guard and small forward for the NBA's Dallas Mavericks. added 23 points for the Pistons, and Jerome Williams
``We felt like they would have a lot of trouble if we played like we are capable of doing,'' Williams said. ``We really wanted to be at .500 now that we have to head out to the West Coast.'' Michael Olowokandi Michael Olowokandi (born April 3 1975 in Lagos, Nigeria), nicknamed The Kandi Man is a Nigerian professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. He currently is a free agent. led the Clippers with 16 points. Lamar Odom was held to just 10, partly because of foul trouble. The Pistons led 50-42 at the half behind 16 from Hill, then increased the margin to 17 with a 16-5 run early in the third. Stackhouse had six in the surge, and Lindsey Hunter added five. ``We really wanted to jump on them and take them out of the game,'' Hill said. ``That's a dangerous team if you let them hang around until the end.'' Stackhouse finished with 10 points in the quarter, leading the Pistons to an 80-61 advantage. The Clippers scored the first five points of the fourth, but Hunter ended the run with a 3-pointer. He also was fouled on the play, but couldn't convert the four-point play. ``It's the same scenario for this team,'' Clippers coach Chris Ford said. ``We played hard for a while and we couldn't sustain our offense. Once teams get up on us, we find it difficult to come back.'' CLIPPERS vs. INDIANA Time: 4 p.m., at Indianapolis TV/Radio: Channel 9; KXTA-AM (1150) Matchup: After suffering a 107-83 loss to Detroit on Friday, the Clippers (4-15) are looking to bounce back with a better effort against the Pacers (12-7), who dismantled Cleveland 136-88 Friday and are on a five-game winning streak. Lamar Odom, coming off a 10-point performance against the Pistons, is averaging 18.3 points per game. - Daily News CAPTION(S): chart, box BOX: Clippers vs. Indiana (see text) CHART: Game recap |
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