CLIPPERS GET OVER SICK DAY SNAPS 3-GAME SKID AS PLAYERS FIGHT ILLNESSES CLIPPERS 89, HOUSTON 81.Byline: A.J. Perez Staff Writer The ``MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. !'' chants weren't heaped upon Elton Brand Elton Tyron Brand (born March 11, 1979 in Peekskill, New York) is an American All-Star professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Clippers and the USA National Team. nearly as much during Saturday's matinee 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. , but the Clippers forward probably hardly noticed. He was just pleased just to be out there. Suffering from flu-like symptoms, Brand scored six of his 20 points and grabbed three of his nine boards in the final six minutes to fend off the streaking Houston Rockets for an 89-81 victory in front of 17,611. ``We have 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. out, Cats (Cuttino Mobley Cuttino Rashawn Mobley (born September 1, 1975 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA who currently plays for the Los Angeles Clippers. ) is getting over his thing and we're on an 0-3 slide,'' Brand said. ``I thought if we got some attention on me, I can get it to somebody else who can score because they didn't know was I was sick.'' With Mobley and Brand playing through illness and Maggette missing his sixth straight game with a sprained foot, the Clippers bench stepped in to provide 20 points and 17 rebounds in 37 minutes of action. Forward Chris Wilcox Chris Ray Wilcox (born September 3 1982 in Raleigh, North Carolina) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Seattle SuperSonics of the NBA. led the way with a season high in rebounds (13) and added 11 points in 31 minutes, nine more than he's logged in any game this season. Guard Shaun Livingston Shaun Patrick Livingston (born September 11, 1985, in Peoria, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA. Livingston plays point guard for the Los Angeles Clippers. , who was playing in only his second game after returning from a back injury, ate up 29 more minutes and finished with 10 assists, six points and four rebounds. Still, nobody in the starting lineup or on the bench had an answer for Tracy McGrady in the first half. McGrady scored 25 of his game-high 29 points in the first half, which ended in a 49-49 tie. ``For as many points as he's scored, I think in the end they kind of wore him down,'' Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy said. ``He had an incredible shot-making performance in the first half. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Sam Cassell, who finished with 22 points in the Clippers' win Saturday, takes a shot over Houston's Moochie Norris as Tracy McGrady, right, looks on. Mark J. Terrill/Associated Press |
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