CLIPPERS PULL AWAY IN FINAL MILES OF GAME CLIPPERS 109, GOLDEN ST. 95.Byline: Joe Stevens 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. looked out of sync for a good 32 minutes Saturday night. He committed two ugly turnovers, missed five shots and rarely did his victory cheer of bopping his forehead with his fists. That all changed in the fourth quarter, when Miles scored 12 of his 18 points and the Clippers pulled away to beat the Golden State Warriors The Golden State Warriors are a professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. The team plays in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Franchise history Philadelphia Warriors 109-95 in front of 18,964 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. . ``We didn't have motivation in the beginning,'' Miles said. ``Coach was telling us every game counts. It doesn't matter if they won 16 games. It took us until the fourth quarter to really get going.'' The Clippers (30-30) returned to .500 for the first time since Feb. 5, when they were 25-25. They remain locked in ninth place in the Western Conference, 2 1/2 games behind In sports, the phrase games behind, often abbreviated as GB in tables, is a common way to reflect the gap between a leading team and another team in a sports league, conference, or division. Seattle. It was the first home date in 12 games for the Clippers, who are in the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of a 10-game stretch in which nine are on the road. They won't be back at Staples Center again until March 13. ``We've just been gone so long,'' Clippers coach Alvin Gentry said. ``It's hard to play a game here, a game there. And that team is very tough. You can see why they're the best rebounding team in the league.'' Jeff McInnis had 20 points and 13 assists, and Elton Brand had 20 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Clippers. Miles gave the Clippers a 90-80 lead with 8:37 left when he got a kind roll on a jump shot. After two consecutive alley-oop dunks by Miles from McInnis, the Clippers had a 95-84 lead with 6:31 left. After that the Warriors never seriously threatened, and the Clippers had a 105-90 lead with less than two minutes to play. ``We got running up and down, and once we did that, we were in control,'' McInnis said. The Warriors got as close as two points with 1:41 left in the third quarter. Gilbert Arenas stole the ball from Miles, who was dribbling lackadaisically lack·a·dai·si·cal adj. Lacking spirit, liveliness, or interest; languid: "There'll be no time to correct lackadaisical driving techniques after trouble develops" William J. Hampton. , and Antwan Jamison made a 3-point shot to pull the Warriors to 74-72. Jamison had 24 points and 11 rebounds, and Bob Sura had 15 points and 10 assists for the Warriors. Sura Sura (s  rä`), river, c.540 mi (870 km) long, rising E of Penza, S central European Russia. It flows generally north to empty into the Volga River. scored 11 of his points in the second quarter. The Clippers' biggest first-half lead came after two free throws by Michael Olowokandi gave them a 30-22 lead with 53.3 seconds left in the opening quarter. CAPTION(S): box Box: GAME RECAP |
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