CLIPPERS FINALLY WIN ONE; THE LOSING STREAK ENDS JUST IN TIME : CLIPPERS 106 SACRAMENTO 92.Byline: Daily News Wire Services The losing streak is history. The Clippers finally know what it feels like to win a game. Lorenzen Wright Lorenzen Vern-Gagne Wright (born November 4 1975) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Atlanta Hawks. After being selected seventh overall by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 1996 NBA Draft out of the University of Memphis, the 6'11" (2. had a career-high 25 rebounds to go with 12 points, and Darrick Martin Darrick David Martin (born March 6, 1971 in Denver, Colorado, United States) is an American professional basketball player, currently with the NBA's Toronto Raptors. Martin has became known as a solid veteran who provided quality minutes as a reserve, maintaining a career free had 18 points and 11 assists as the Clippers, who came close to snapping their losing skid twice against the Lakers on successive nights, ended their season-opening 17-game losing streak Thursday night. Maybe the win wasn't so unpredictable. The Clippers have now won their last seven home games against the Kings. They pulled away in the last 5-1/2 minutes for a 106-92 victory over the Sacramento Kings before an announced crowd of 7,884 at the Sports Arena. And once again, it wasn't that easy. By early in the final period, the Clippers had blown all but two points of an 18-point third-quarter lead. They led by three points midway through the fourth quarter before back-to-back 3-point shots by Martin and Eric Piatkowski Eric Todd Piatkowski (pronounced IPA: /ˌpaɪətˈkaʊski/) (born September 30, 1970, in Steubenville, Ohio) is an American National Basketball Association player with the Phoenix Suns. triggered a game-closing 15-4 run. As time wound down, the victorious players allowed themselves a few smiles. Another loss and the Clippers' start this season would have stood alone as the worst in NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= history. The Miami Heat The Miami Heat (known as the HEAT [in all capital letters] on official team publications) are a professional basketball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). began the 1988-89 season with 17 straight losses. Playing under first-year coach Chris Ford Christopher Joseph Ford (born January 11, 1949 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA) is a former professional basketball player and head coach. A 6' 5" (1.96 m) guard from Villanova University, he played ten seasons (1972-1982) in the NBA as a member of the Detroit Pistons and Boston , the Clippers tied Miami's record Wednesday night, losing 94-75 to the Lakers. Piatkowski equaled a season-high with 16 points, Lamond Murray Lamond Maurice Murray (April 20 1973 in Pasadena, California, U.S.) is an American former professional basketball player who last played with the National Basketball Association's New Jersey Nets. scored 15 and rookie Tyrone Nesby Tyrone Lamont Nesby (born January 31 1976 in Cairo, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player. Undrafted from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and Vincennes University, he played with the Los Angeles Clippers from 1998-2000, and with the Washington Wizards and Maurice Taylor Maurice De Shawn Taylor (born October 30, 1976 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player at the power forward position. He was most recently with the NBA's Sacramento Kings, released on January 23, 2007. added 13 each for the Clippers. Wright was limited to 27 minutes due, just eight in the second half, because of foul trouble. Vlade Divac led Sacramento with 19 points and seven rebounds. Chris Webber had 17 points and nine rebounds and Lawrence Funderburke also scored 15 for the Kings. Despite playing their third game in as many nights, the Clippers never trailed, taking the lead for good in the opening 2-1/2 minutes and leading 66-52 at halftime behind Wright's 20 rebounds - one more than the entire Sacramento team managed. The Clippers, who lost their first 16 games of the 1994-95 season, extended their lead to 18 points in the opening 2-1/2 minutes of the third quarter. The Kings went on a 15-2 run to make it 74-69; the score was 80-75 entering the final period. Wright had 11 rebounds to help the Clippers go ahead 21-7 in the game's first eight minutes - their biggest lead this season. Wright finished the first quarter with 13 rebounds to equal the franchise record set by Michael Cage against Houston on Feb. 12, 1988. The Kings drew within five points late in the opening quarter before the Clippers went on a 12-2 run to make it 38-23 early in the second period. The Clippers led by as many as 17 points before settling for its 14-point halftime lead. Wright's previous career high in rebounds was 22, which he surpassed in the opening three minutes of the third quarter, and his season high entering the game was 13. Wright's 20 first-half rebounds were one shy of the franchise record of 21 by Swen Nater against Denver on Dec. 14, 1979. |
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