CLIPPERS' STREAK ENDS AT 13 LOSSES CLIPPERS 78, ATLANTA 77.Byline: Randy Hill Staff Writer Clippers win. Say it again? Nah, even though they're the worst team this side of L.A. sports talk radio, the Clips have tasted victory a whopping one dozen times now. But Saturday's 78-77 victory over the Atlanta Hawks (22-31) before 14,375 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. is a fine excuse for putting several numbers to bed. This triumph ends a 13-game losing streak, the last 11 pinned on interim head coach Jim Todd For the baseball player, see . Jim Todd is a professional basketball coach. He was the coach at Salem State College for nearly ten years, and coached the Los Angeles Clippers for half a season in 2000, replacing Chris Ford. His focus was power forwards and centers. . It also is the Clippers' first victory in February and the first since they've slipped past the New Jersey Nets exactly four weeks ago. It's their third win in the last 30 games. Derek Anderson
Derek Lamont Anderson (born July 18, 1974 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Bobcats. had 21 points to lead the Clippers (12-45). Isaiah Rider Isaiah Rider, Jr., sometimes known as J.R. Rider (born March 12, 1971 in Oakland, California) is an American former NBA basketball player, who played from 1993–2001. The 6'5" (1. scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half. Rider nailed a 20-footer to bring the Hawks all the way back from a 14-point, third-quarter hole and tie the score at 77 with 1:07 to play. 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. made 1 of 2 free throws to give the Clips a 78-77 edge with 22.5 seconds remaining. The Hawks gagged on their closing position, and the streak was history. CAPTION(S): box Box: GAME RECAP |
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