CLIPPERS LOOK SHARP CLIPPERS 102, CHICAGO 82.Byline: Sean Kearns Staff Writer The young players on the Clippers roster wanted more playing time to show what they could do. On Monday night, Michael Olowokandi Michael Olowokandi (born April 3 1975 in Lagos, Nigeria), nicknamed The Kandi Man is a Nigerian professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. He currently is a free agent. showed what he could do. Olowokandi scored a season-high 21 points and slowed 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. as the Clippers defeated the Chicago Bulls The Chicago Bulls are a professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois. They play in the National Basketball Association. The team was founded in 1966, and has won six NBA Championships since. 102-82 before 11,144 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. . It was the 15th straight loss for the Bulls. Olowokandi played 34 minutes and hit 9 of 12 shots and scored 10 points at a key stretch in the second half when the Clippers were looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. offense. Clippers rookies Quentin Richardson Quentin Richardson (born April 13 1980 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing for the National Basketball Association's New York Knicks. He is a swingman. , Darius Miles and Keyon Dooling, along with second-year player Corey Maggette, who as a group were used only sparingly in the Clippers last game against Portland, combined for 44 points. Dooling had 13, Maggette 11, Richardson 13 and Miles 10 as the Clippers were able to put on an entertaining show for their fans. ``I think everybody feels that we are going to go out there and win this game,'' Clippers coach Alvin Gentry said before the tipoff. ``I think we're going to do it. Obviously when a team comes in with a record like they've got and they're struggling, they go, 'Oh boy, we've got a chance to win a game.' They don't understand it's as hard to do that in the NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= . There are certain teams that can go through the motions and get some wins; we're not one of those teams.'' Miles and Richardson both went to Gentry about the lack of playing time on Sunday. They played a combined nine minutes against Portland. ``I think as the game goes, I think we'll play guys as what we think the best situation as far as matchups are concerned,'' said Gentry. Against the Bulls, Miles played 13 minutes and Richardson seven in the first half. Maggette, who didn't play against Portland, played nine minutes. Those three, along with Dooling, were on the floor for much of the second quarter. Running and dunking, the Clippers went on a 15-1 run to turn a 32-28 deficit into a 43-33 lead. CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Ron Artest (15) of the Chicago Bulls tries to shoot under defensive pressure from Clippers Michael Olowokandi (34) and Lamar Odom. Kim D. Johnson/Associated Press Box: GAME RECAP |
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