CLIPPERS LISTLESS IN LATEST LOSS HOUSTON 108, CLIPPERS 90.Byline: Joe Stevens Staff Writer There wasn't much drama in the Clippers' loss Monday. There weren't many Clippers highlights. It was simply a blowout. As they fight for the eighth - and final - playoff spot in the Western Conference, the Houston Rockets did what they had to do. They pounded the Clippers with a 108-90 victory in front of 19,060 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. . Interim coach Dennis Johnson Persondata NAME Dennis Wayne Johnson ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dennis Johnson SHORT DESCRIPTION NBA basketball player DATE OF BIRTH September 18, 1954 PLACE OF BIRTH Compton, California DATE OF DEATH February 22, 2007 PLACE OF DEATH Austin, Texas Dennis Wayne Johnson told his team to relish its role as a spoiler spoiler: see airplane. 1. spoiler - A remark which reveals important plot elements from books or movies, thus denying the reader (of the article) the proper suspense when reading the book or watching the movie. 2. . But on Monday, the Clippers weren't the spoiler but the patsy. They never came closer than 15 points in the second half, and that happened late in the fourth quarter. With the Phoenix Suns (36-34) losing to the Seattle SuperSonics The Seattle SuperSonics (or simply Sonics) are an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Their mascot's name is Squatch. on Monday, the Rockets (37-33) moved one game ahead of the Suns for the eighth playoff spot. The Clippers (22-48) lost their second consecutive game and remain in the Pacific Division's basement. With 12 games left, the only hope the Clippers have of not finishing last in the Pacific is to win all of their remaining games and watch the Sonics (33-36) lose all of theirs. The Rockets won short-handed and in the second of back-to-back games. Coach Rudy Tomjanovich Rudolph Tomjanovich, Jr. (born November 24 1948, in Hamtramck, Michigan), nicknamed Rudy T., is an American former basketball player and coach. Early life Tomjanovich was born to an American family of Croatian descent. was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor on his bladder lining last week. For the first time in 11 seasons as coach, Tomjanovich had to miss games, skipping his team's five-game road trip in which Houston finished 2-3. Assistant Larry Smith
Francis played just 24 minutes, and Yao was in there for 20. The Clippers didn't really have a silver lining, but Lamar Odom scored a season-high 30 points and had 10 rebounds. James Posey scored 23 points and Eddie Griffin added 16 points for Houston, which shot 12 of 20 (60 percent) from 3-point range. CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Houston's Steve Francis, center, splits two Clippers defenders as he drives to the basket in the Rockets' 108-90 victory Monday. Andy Holzman/Staff Photographer Box: GAME RECAP |
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