CLIPPERS NOTEBOOK: GENTRY FIRMLY DEFENDS NOT USING TIMEOUTS.Byline: Joe Stevens Staff Writer An emotional loss ended on an emotional note for Clippers coach Alvin Gentry Alvin Gentry is an American professional basketball coach, and college basketball player, who has led three different NBA teams. He served as an interim coach for the Miami Heat at the end of the 1995 season, and later coached the Detroit Pistons and the Los Angeles Clippers. . In a postgame news conference, Gentry was candid about the Clippers' problems. But when a reporter asked the coach about his use of timeouts, Gentry needed a timeout. Instead, he let off some steam. ``That's your opinion,'' Gentry said. ``Write that the coach (messed) it up.'' Gentry didn't use a timeout even though Boston made a 10-0 run to start the fourth quarter and tie the game. There was an official timeout during the run, but Gentry did not use one. In the second quarter, the Clippers saw a 35-17 lead become a 35-23 lead, causing Gentry to call timeout. He didn't use another one until Boston had pulled to within 40-36. --Odom out, again: Lamar Odom Lamar Joseph Odom (born November 6 1979, in South Jamaica, Queens, New York) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays power forward (also plays both forward spots and is a "point-forward") for the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Lakers. missed his second consecutive game with a sprained right wrist. He is considered day to day and is questionable for the Clippers' home game Tuesday against Portland. Darius Miles Darius LaVar Miles (born October 9, 1981 in Belleville, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers. Miles attended East St. Louis High School, and, after failing to receive a qualifying SAT score to attend St. started in Odom's place but said he prefers to come off the bench. ``I don't like starting,'' Miles said. ``I like to come in and give the team some tempo.'' --Records abound: Several team records were set by the Clippers in Saturday's loss. L.A. had a franchise-best 48 defensive rebounds as it outrebounded the Celtics 66-48. Miles had a career high with eight assists. His previous high was five. 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. tied a career high with 20 rebounds. --Piatkowski returns: After missing 11 of the past 12 games with a strained right hip flexor flexor /flex·or/ (flek´ser) 1. causing flexion. 2. a muscle that flexes a joint. flexor retina´culum see entries under retinaculum. , 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. returned to the lineup, coming off the bench. He scored three points in eight minutes. Besides 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. , who had 18 points, he was the only reserve to score. ``I feel good, but I got to get my wind back,'' Piatkowski said. ``I've been out two and a half to three weeks, and I haven't even practiced. It will take time to get back to where I should be.'' |
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