CLIPPERS ARE ONLY HALF-BAD : HOUSTON 96 CLIPPERS 77.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. The Houston Rockets didn't want to become the first team to lose to the Clippers, and Charles Barkley This article is about the basketball player. For the politican, see Charles E. Barkley Charles Wade Barkley (born February 20 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player. spared his teammates that fate. In just his third game since returning from arthroscopic knee surgery Arthroscopic knee surgery Surgery performed to examine or repair tissues inside the knee joint through a special scope (arthroscope). Mentioned in: Chondromalacia Patellae arthroscopic knee surgery , Barkley had 21 points and 12 rebounds as the Rockets overcame a halftime deficit to hand the Clippers their 14th straight loss, 96-77 Thursday night. The Clippers' 0-14 start is three shy of the NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= record 0-17 start by the Miami Heat The Miami Heat (known as the HEAT [in all capital letters] on official team publications) are a professional basketball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). in 1988. ``We played well for 24 minutes, but unfortunately the games are 48 minutes long,'' Clippers coach Chris Ford Christopher Joseph Ford (born January 11, 1949 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA) is a former professional basketball player and head coach. A 6' 5" (1.96 m) guard from Villanova University, he played ten seasons (1972-1982) in the NBA as a member of the Detroit Pistons and Boston said. ``We came out and made a couple of turnovers (third quarter) and then the bottom sort of fell out on us.'' The Clippers started the 1994-95 season 0-16. Their overall record losing streak is 19 on two occasions in the 1981-1982 and 1988-1989 seasons. ``In the first half, we played like we were playing a team that was 0-13,'' Barkley said. ``Everybody was trying so hard to do the right thing, but it wasn't working. We had to forget what you read in the newspapers and see on TV. ``In the second half, we did what we should have done.'' The Clippers held a halftime lead (45-44) for only the third time this season. CAPTION(S): Box, Chart Box: GAME RECAP Chart: RUN AT FUTILITY The Clippers' loss Thursday pulls them within three of the NBA record for most losses to start a season. Tracking their record run: Daily News |
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