CLIPPERS CONTINUE THEIR SURGE\CLIPPERS 107, PHILADELPHIA 93.Byline: Scott Wolf Scott Richard Wolf (born June 4, 1968) is an American actor. Born in Boston, Massachusetts to Steven Wolf and Susan Enowitch, Wolf was raised in West Orange, New Jersey. He graduated in 1986 from West Orange High School. Daily News Staff Writer That injection of confidence the Clippers felt Friday had nothing to do with the suspension of Philadelphia rookie 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. . Although the 76ers certainly felt his absence, the Clippers are so caught up in their late-season improvement, they are beginning to feel superior to lowly opponents like Philadelphia. "This is the kind of basketball I've always been hoping to enjoy as a Clipper," forward Loy Vaught Loy Stephen Vaught (born February 27, 1968 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is a retired American basketball player who spent ten seasons in the NBA, primarily with the Los Angeles Clippers. said. "I'm having fun coming to games now because we're expected to win." The Clippers did not disappoint an announced crowd of 12,610, defeating the 76ers 107-93 at the Sports Arena. They have now won eight of their past 13 games, and retain a faint hope of making the playoffs. The Clippers (25-42) are 5-1/2 games behind In sports, the phrase games behind, often abbreviated as GB in tables, is a common way to reflect the gap between a leading team and another team in a sports league, conference, or division. Sacramento, which owns the final playoff berth in the West, and have 15 games left. They were able to overpower o·ver·pow·er tr.v. o·ver·pow·ered, o·ver·pow·er·ing, o·ver·pow·ers 1. To overcome or vanquish by superior force; subdue. 2. To affect so strongly as to make helpless or ineffective; overwhelm. 3. a depleted de·plete tr.v. de·plet·ed, de·plet·ing, de·pletes To decrease the fullness of; use up or empty out. [Latin d Sixers squad, while playing far from one of their better games. The Sixers actually had a 57-53 lead in the second half, but the Clippers then went on a 25-4 run to close out the third quarter. "We knew it would become more of a muscle game" without Stackhouse,Vaught said. "Any time the opposition has a loss, you have to win. Kick 'em while they're down." Stackhouse was not at the Sports Arena, but issued a carefully worded apology for his two-game suspension for punching Utah guard Jeff Hornacek Jeffrey John Hornacek (IPA: /ˈhɔrnəsɛk/); (born May 3 1963 in Elmhurst, Illinois) is a retired American basketball player who played at the shooting guard position in the NBA from 1986–2000. . Sixers coach John Lucas supported his star, but was clearly downcast down·cast adj. 1. Directed downward: a downcast glance. 2. Low in spirits; depressed. See Synonyms at depressed. downcast Adjective 1. about facing the Clippers without him. The Sixers are already without the injured Derrick Coleman. "It was unacceptale what Jerry did. He apologized and moved forward. He's our franchise player. I don't anticipate these things again," Lucas said. "We've had so many things to overcome, we just move on to the next one." Brian Williams led the Clippers with 24 points and 11 rebounds, an improvement over Wednesday's effort, when he had just 10 points and two rebounds. "I was really sluggish the other night," Williams said. The Clippers center is now lifting weights after games, trying to improve his stamina as the season concludes. "It's so late in the season, you get run down," he said. "I should have been doing it all season but when you feel good you don't do it." Notes: Brent Barry had three points in just nine minutes in his first game after missing two contests with a sprained toe. . . . Former Clipper No. 1 draft pick Bo Kimble attended the game. |
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