CLIPPERS ON A HIGH L.A. RUNS AWAY FROM PHOENIX BY 20 CLIPPERS 100, PHOENIX 80.Byline: Sean Kearns Staff Writer 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. did some hip-hop moves on the scorers' table. 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. , surrounded by kids at midcourt, also bounced to the music. The young, exuberant Clippers celebrated after Monday night's 100-80 victory over the playofound Phoenix Suns, which also happened to come on fan-appreciation night. Many in the crowd of 19,347 - the Clippers' franchise-record 11th sellout of the season - stayed around after the game to watch as players remained behind to mingle. That came hours after the Clippers, wearing warmups over their uniforms, were stationed at doors to the arena before the game to greet early-arriving fans. Odom had 18 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists to just miss his fifth triple-double of the season. Jeff McInnis Jeff Lemans McInnis (born October 22 1974 in Charlotte, North Carolina) is an American NBA basketball player, currently playing point guard for the Charlotte Bobcats. added 20 points, 13 assists and five rebounds for the Clippers, winning for the 13th time in their last 16 games at home. ``The electricity in the building tonight was sensational,'' 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. said. ``I thought we played so great from start to finish.'' The loss left Phoenix tied with Portland for sixth place in the Western Conference. The Suns wrap up the regular season at Utah on Wednesday. The Suns, who shot 39 percent from the floor to the Clippers' 51 percent, got 18 points from Shawn Marion Shawn Dwayne Marion (born May 7, 1978 in Waukegan, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player. He currently plays small forward for the Phoenix Suns of the NBA, although he spent much of the 2004-05, 2005-06 and the 2006-07 seasons at power forward. , although he went 7 for 19. Marion also had 12 rebounds and Jason Kidd Jason Frederick Kidd (born March 23 1973, in San Francisco, California) is an American All-Star professional basketball player in the NBA. After earlier tours with the Dallas Mavericks and Phoenix Suns, he is currently the New Jersey Nets starting point guard and captain. had 12 points on 6-of-14 shooting. ``We just didn't have it,'' Phoenix coach Scott Skiles Scott Allen Skiles (born March 5, 1964 in LaPorte, Indiana) is a former professional basketball player and current head coach of the Chicago Bulls. Skiles holds the NBA record for assists in one game, with thirty. In 1990-91 he won the NBA Most Improved Player Award. said. ``They have given us problems all year with their youth and athleticism. Especially when Miles got in there and got a lot of lobs and dunks.'' Miles came off the bench and had 11 points, three blocks and four rebounds. ``I wanted to play hard and finish out the season on a high note. I'm glad I was able to bring something to the team,'' said the 19-year-old Miles, taken by the Clippers with the third pick in the NBA draft last year. CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Clippers forward Lamar Odom stops and puts up a jumper over the Phoenix Suns' Shawn Marion Monday night at Staples Center. Jill Connelly/Associated Press Box: GAME RECAP |
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