CLIPPERS PUT ON CONFUSED EXHIBITION.Byline: Gary Washburn Daily News Staff Writer The Clippers have six days in which to gain some type of consistency. The club finished 2-6 in the exhibition season and a day after beating Vancouver looked awful in a 113-84 loss to Denver on Friday night at the Sports Arena. An announced crowd of 5,281 watched the lopsided matchup. The Clippers shot 35 percent from the field and appeared completely confused on offense and lost on defense. The new-look Nuggets Nuggets can refer to several branches of interest:
After his time at the University of Tennessee, Ellis was selected ninth overall in the 1983 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. for one of four 3-pointers. ``The exhibition season is over,'' Clippers coach Bill Fitch William Fitch (born May 19 1934 in Davenport, Iowa) is a former NBA coach who has been successful in making teams playoff contenders throughout his coaching career. Before entering the professional ranks he coached college ball at the University of Minnesota, Bowling Green State said. ``I'm glad. We have to get some things together.'' A 29-6 run in the first quarter erased any Clippers chance of winning, even with Stanley Roberts Stanley Corvet Roberts (born February 7 1970, in Hopkins, South Carolina) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Orlando Magic in the 1st round (23rd overall) of the 1991 NBA Draft. playing 17 minutes. Malik Sealy Malik Sealy (February 1, 1970 – May 20, 2000) was an American professional basketball player from 1992 until his death in an automobile accident. Sealy played eight seasons in the NBA for the Indiana Pacers, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Detroit Pistons, and the Minnesota led the Clippers with 13 points, but the point-guard position continues to be of concern. Pooh Richardson Jerome "Pooh" Richardson (born May 14 1966 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player. The 6'1" point guard was taken by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the tenth overall pick of the 1989 NBA Draft out of UCLA. missed eight of 10 shots while Darrick Martin was 1 for 6. LaPhonso Ellis led Denver with 22 points and Dale Ellis had 17. Injury report: Clippers guard Terry Dehere sat out the game with a sprained medial collateral ligament The medial collateral ligament or MCL (or tibial collateral ligament) is one of the four major ligaments of the knee. It is on the medial or inner side of the joint. but should be ready for the season opener. The team will take today off, then practice at its Carson site and the Sports Arena until Thursday. Adventures with the Duckman: Could Kevin Duckworth be back to his Portland Trail Blazers The Portland Trail Blazers are a professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The franchise, based in Portland throughout its existence, entered the league in 1970 and has won the NBA Championship once, in 1977. form after Thursday night's 17-point performance against Vancouver? Not quite, says Duckworth. ``You'll see true form when I'm lighter, much lighter,'' Duckworth said. ``Right now it's coming back, I can feel it.'' Duckworth has turned from a long shot to make the squad to a possible starter next Friday in the season opener at Golden State. Roberts saw more extensive action while Duckworth played just six minutes in the first quarter and sat because of muscle spasms. He finished with no points and two rebounds. New place, same face: The Sports Arena welcomed back a familiar face on Friday, former Clipper Mark Jackson, now a member of the Denver Nuggets if you lost track. Jackson is two teams removed from his Clippers days, but his two years in Los Angeles were memorable. ``I have nothing but good things to say about my time here,'' Jackson said. ``They treated me great here.'' Jackson was a member of the Clippers' last playoff team in 1992-93. Things were on an upswing, then problems with Danny Manning and Ron Harper turned a budding playoff team into a 27-55 squad in one season. ``Losing Danny was tough,'' Jackson said. ``Things weren't building in my final year. There were a lot of changes.'' After that season, Jackson was traded, Manning and Harper were gone and coach Larry Brown took a job with the Indiana Pacers. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: The Clippers' Malik Sealy blocks the shot of the Nug gets' Bryant Stith during a Sports Arena exhibition game. Associated Press |
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