CLIPPERS ARE OVERDONE CELTICS WIN IN DOUBLE OVERTIME BOSTON 134, CLIPPERS 127.Byline: Joe Stevens Staff Writer The Clippers have seemed destined des·tine tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines 1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. for overtime in this young NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= season. On Monday night, they squandered squan·der tr.v. squan·dered, squan·der·ing, squan·ders 1. To spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate. See Synonyms at waste. 2. a 14-point lead and again found themselves playing extra basketball, and they lost 134-127 to the Boston Celtics in double overtime. It was the third time in their past four games that the Clippers went to overtime. This one was in front of 16,007 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. . After leading by as many as 14 points and by 12 in the fourth quarter, the Celtics tied it 109-109 with 8.7 seconds left when Ricky Davis
Tyree Ricardo Davis (born September 23, 1979 in Las Vegas, Nevada), better known as Ricky Davis made two free throws. For the Clippers' final shot, Corey Maggette Corey Antoine Maggette (born November 12 1979, in Melrose Park, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player, positioned at small forward for the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers. drove to the basket and got his shot blocked by Tony Allen Tony Allen may refer to:
Kerry Kittles Kerry Kittles (born June 12 1974 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American professional basketball player who last played with the Los Angeles Clippers in the National Basketball Association in 2004-05. He was raised in New Orleans and attended St. Augustine High School. made a key jump shot, right before the shot clock expired, to give the Clippers a 107-103 lead with 1:38 left in regulation. But that did not hold up. Davis had a hot hand for the Celtics, scoring 19 points in the fourth quarter. Maggette had 31 points, six rebounds and six assists, and Elton Brand Elton Tyron Brand (born March 11, 1979 in Peekskill, New York) is an American All-Star professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Clippers and the USA National Team. had 22 points and 13 rebounds in regulation. The Clippers led by double digits Double Digits was a pricing game on the American television game show, The Price Is Right. Played from April 20, 1973 through May 18, 1973's show, it was played for a car and used small prizes. the majority of the fourth quarter and were up 102-90 with 5:59 left. Boston continually whittled the lead and pulled to 103-101 with 3:10 left, when Davis made a 3-point shot. Before the start of the game, Celtics guard Paul Pierce Paul Pierce (born October 13, 1977 in Oakland, California) is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the NBA. He has been a starter every season since he was selected by the Celtics in the 1998 NBA Draft, and in 2002 he helped lead Boston to an , a native of Inglewood, walked over to public-address announcer Eric Smith and said, ``The name's Paul Pierce. Get your tongue warmed up.'' Pierce came out with 19 first-half points and finished with 33 points on 12 of 17 shooting in 27 minutes in regulation. Foul trouble reduced Pierce's playing time. He was assessed his fourth foul with 5:47 left in the third quarter. Eighteen seconds later, he was whistled for a fifth foul. Without Pierce, the Celtics were left without their most potent scoring threat. But the Clippers didn't take advantage. Pierce fouled out with 3:35 left, when the Clippers' Rick Brunson took a charge against him. The Clippers led 85-77 heading into the fourth quarter. Through three quarters, their biggest lead was 66-52, less than a minute into the second half. Boston then struck back with a 10-0 run to pull to within 66-62 with 7:27 left in the third quarter, less than two minutes before Pierce ran into his foul trouble. The Clippers had one of their best all-around halves to open the game, and led 62-52 going into the break. The 62 points were the most they've scored in any half this season. Having a full lineup was a possible reason for their success, as Dunleavy started Mikki Moore at center, after he had 18 points and 14 rebounds in his first career start Saturday against the Lakers. Against the Celtics, Moore wasn't as big of a factor, but he did the little things. In the first half, Brand and Maggette took care of some of the big things: scoring and rebounding. Maggette scored 21 first-half points, and Brand had 17 points and nine rebounds in the half. After playing 12 of their past 13 games at Staples Center, the Clippers start a modest two-game trip to Utah tonight and Minnesota on Friday. The Clippers wanted to try to make certain to win this one before that trip. ``You always place an emphasis on getting a win, particularly when you're getting ready to go on the road, against a team you have a better record than,'' Dunleavy said. Joe Stevens, (562) 499-1338 joe.stevens(at)presstelegram.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos, box Photo: (1 -- color) Forward Chris Wilcox goes in for a slam dunk over Al Jefferson on Monday. (2) The Clippers' Elton Brand is fouled by Boston's Raef LaFrentz going to the basket at Staples Center on Monday night. John McCoy/Staff Photographer Box: CLIPPERS at UTAH - Joe Stevens |
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