CLIPPERS BEATEN BY HORNETS CHARLOTTE 86, CLIPPERS 73.Byline: Sean Kearns Staff Writer Framed photos of a number of ex-Clippers players grace the hallway leading to the team's dressing room. 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. had the pictures put up this week to remind his team of the talented players who have worn a Clippers uniform. The long-range goal, Gentry said, was to eventually put up a picture of a good team, but it may be a while before anyone from the current team is added. This Clippers team, which has been in most of its games this season, didn't show up Friday night 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. in an 86-73 loss to the Charlotte Hornets Charlotte Hornets may refer to one of several sports teams in the history of Charlotte, North Carolina:
It was the fifth loss in six games for the Clippers (11-22) and their seventh consecutive loss to the Hornets. Meanwhile, the Hornets snapped a four-game losing streak. Charlotte's Jamal Mashburn Jamal Mashburn (born November 29, 1972 in New York City) is a retired American professional basketball player. A small forward, Mashburn was a prolific scorer in his 12 seasons in the league, with a career scoring average of 19.1 points per game. didn't dress for the game, suffering from an inflamed left knee, but the Clippers only had 10 players available as both 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. and Keyon Dooling Keyon Latwae Dooling (born May 8, 1980 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Orlando Magic of the NBA. were sidelined with the flu. Even with a full roster of forwards and centers, the Clippers had no answer for Elden Campbell Elden Jerome Campbell (born July 23, 1968 in Los Angeles, California) is an American former professional basketball player who played center in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Campbell played college basketball at Clemson University. . The former Lakers forward finished with 19 points and 14 rebounds, including a number of dunk rebounds as the Clippers tried to come back in the fourth quarter. David Wesley had 17 points and former UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX standout Baron Davis added nine points and eight assists for Charlotte. Lamar Odom had 23 points and seven rebounds for the Clippers. Jeff McInnis added 14 points. The Clippers couldn't hit anything for most of the night and, as the game wore on, their offense turned into a series of mostly unsuccessful one- on-one moves. The shooting woes hit an apex at the end of the second quarter and start of the third. The Clippers didn't score their first field goal of the second half until Eric Piatkowski hit a baseline jump shot 7:30 into the third quarter. It was the Clippers' first field goal in almost 9 1/2 minutes. The Clippers scored two points in the stretch, both on free throws by Sean Rooks. But even those came with Rooks Rooks can refer to: People:
The Hornets pushed the lead to 24 points with 3:11 left in the third quarter on an alley-oop from Davis to Eddie Robinson. The Clippers tried to make a run to get back into the game and cut the lead to 81-73 on an Odom 3-pointer with 1:20 left. But Campbell slammed through a rebound to close the door. The Clippers missed two of their primary energy players: Maggette and Dooling. It showed in the first half as the Clippers sleepwalked, missing shots and free throws. The Hornets weren't much more awake but hit enough shots near the end of the half to take a 42-30 lead. The 30 points by the Clippers was the second-lowest total in a half this season. They were 12 of 39 from the floor (31 percent) and 6 of 16 from the free-throw line (38 percent). The second quarter was especially abysmal. The Clippers didn't hit a shot over the last 4:49 and scored a season-low 11 points. Only the free throws from Rooks put the quarter point-total in double digits. |
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