CLIPPERS CUT DOWN TO SIZE; SPURS' TRIPLE TOWERS TOO MUCH : SAN ANTONIO 109, CLIPPERS 86.Byline: Daily News Wire Services The Clippers learned the value of a bona-fide big man Wednesday against the San Antonio Spurs The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and are the current NBA Champions after defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2007 NBA Finals. . While their centers - journeyman Stojko Vrankovic and rookie Keith Closs Keith Mitchell Closs (born April 3, 1976 in Hartford, Connecticut) is an American professional basketball player. The 7-foot 3-inch player from Central Connecticut State University played three seasons as a backup center for the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles - continue to flounder flounder: see flatfish. flounder Any of about 300 species of flatfishes (order Pleuronectiformes). When born, the flounder is bilaterally symmetrical, with an eye on each side, and it swims near the sea's surface. , the Spurs have three legitimate 7-footers. They started them all and routed the Clippers 109-86. San Antonio's three giants, David Robinson David Robinson or Dave Robinson is a name shared by the following individuals:
``The thing with three 7-footers in the lineup is that we've got to be able to stay out of each other's way,'' said Perdue Perdue may refer to:
San Antonio won for the 21st time in 25 games and is 5-1 since the three big men began starting together after Sean Elliott was lost with a knee injury. Robinson had 31 points and nine rebounds despite playing just 27 minutes. Duncan had 23 points and 11 rebounds in his first game since becoming the second Spurs rookie ever named to the All-Star Game. Robinson was the first in 1990. Perdue, the newest addition to the starting lineup, had six points and 16 rebounds as San Antonio won its 15th straight home game in the Alamodome. The Clippers suffered their sixth straight loss after trailing by as many as 34 points. The lopsided score doesn't do the one-sidedness of the game justice - the Clippers scored the last 11 points of the game in prime garbage time. Maurice Taylor came off the bench to score 18 points for the Clippers while Eric Piatkowski added 17. The Clippers, who had won five of the previous six games in the series, trailed only 27-26 after one quarter. But San Antonio pulled away after winning the second period 31-17. Unfortunately for the Clippers, they'll host the Spurs on Friday. ``That's life in the tundra,'' Clippers coach Bill Fitch said. ``I sure hope it's more competitive. They did whatever they wanted to tonight.'' Chuck Person added 15 points for the Spurs on five 3-pointers. His consecutive 3-pointers in the second period extended San Antonio's lead to 43-34. Notes: The Spurs go into the All-Star break after their three-game Western road trip against the Clippers, Golden State and Sacramento, teams with a combined 36 victories. . . . The Clippers played without guard Brent Barry for the third straight game. He has a sore left heel. . . . Spurs forward Sean Elliott faces two months of physical therapy and rehabilitation after having surgery to remove debris from his left quadriceps tendon on Tuesday. If all goes well, he could be back for the stretch run in April. Elliott had similar surgery last season on his right knee. . . . Robinson moved into 72nd place on the NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= scoring list, passing Dick Barnett and Joe Dumars, with 15,386 points. |
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