CLIPPERS CURE NUGGETS' ILLS DENVER 114, CLIPPERS 87.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. DENVER - Scolded and benched by his angry coach early in the game, Antonio McDyess Antonio Keithflen McDyess (born September 7 1974, in Quitman, Mississippi) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA. MyDyess is listed at 6'9" (2.06 m), 245 lb. (111 kg) and is the starting power forward for the Detroit Pistons. turned his embarrassment into a productive evening. McDyess had 23 points and 15 rebounds, and Raef LaFrentz Raef Andrew LaFrentz (born May 29 1976, in Hampton, Iowa) is an American professional basketball player currently with the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers. LaFrentz is a power forward and occasionally plays at center. scored 21, helping the Denver Nuggets Nuggets can refer to several branches of interest:
McDyess, benched four minutes into the game by coach Dan Issel for not playing defense, had all of his points after returning to the game late in the first quarter. Lethargic on both ends of the court, McDyess, who had two of his shots blocked in the first three minutes, drew Issel's ire as the players came to the bench during the game's first timeout. ``Aren't you going to run back on defense?'' Issel asked. When McDyess insisted he was doing his job, the coach said, ``Then sit . . . down.'' After the game, Issel apologized, saying he didn't realize that McDyess and LaFrentz had agreed to switch defensive assignments. McDyess was reluctant to discuss the disagreement. ``Honestly, I don't want to talk about it,'' he said. ``It's a team thing. It was spur of the moment "<B>Spur of the Moment</B>" is an episode of the American television anthology series <em>The Twilight Zone</em>. <H2>Details</H2>*Episode number: 141*Season: 5*Production code: 2608*Original air date: February 21, 1964*Writer: Richard , nothing major. I went back out and tried to hustle and help the team win.'' CAPTION(S): chart Chart: GAME RECAP |
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