CLIPPERS RESPOND TO GHOSTLY ARENA\Clippers 109, Minnesota 89.Byline: Scott Wolf Scott Richard Wolf (born June 4, 1968) is an American actor. Born in Boston, Massachusetts to Steven Wolf and Susan Enowitch, Wolf was raised in West Orange, New Jersey. He graduated in 1986 from West Orange High School. Daily News Staff Writer Already stressed from being snarled snarl 1 v. snarled, snarl·ing, snarls v.intr. 1. To growl viciously while baring the teeth. 2. To speak angrily or threateningly. v.tr. in rush-hour traffic, the late-arriving Minnesota Timberwolves The Minnesota Timberwolves are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Their organization is a member of the National Basketball Association (NBA). found a perfect setting to relax and unwind: a near-empty Sports Arena. The placid surroundings apparently served as a trap of some sorts, because the Timberwolves then took most of the night off, as the Clippers routed Minnesota 109-89 Thursday night before an announced crowd of 5,774. The Clippers, to their credit, didn't let the intimate atmosphere deter them from winning their fourth straight, the second-longest winning streak of the season. "Guys were saying it was sluggish out there," forward Loy Vaught said. "We were feeling that way, but they were, too." The Clippers (15-20) shot a sizzling siz·zle intr.v. siz·zled, siz·zling, siz·zles 1. To make the hissing sound characteristic of frying fat. 2. To seethe with anger or indignation. 3. 55.6 percent, with Vaught (18 points, 12 rebounds) leading the way with a 9-for-12 evening. The Timberwolves were a complete opposite, going 29 for 75 (38.7 percent). But the Timberwolves had somewhat of an excuse. Most of the team showed up about 45 minutes late, stuck for the majority of the early evening on the Santa Monica freeway The Santa Monica Freeway is the westernmost segment of Interstate 10, beginning at the western terminus of I-10 at the Pacific Coast Highway in Santa Monica, California and ending southeast of downtown Los Angeles at the famous East Los Angeles Interchange. . "(Minnesota coach) Flip Saunders said it will be just like the CBA See Capital Builder Account. , just show up and hoop it up," Minnesota vice president Kevin McHale joked before the game. Fortunately for the Timberwolves, the sparse crowd didn't further delay their arrival. It was smaller than any during last year's dreadful 17-65 season, and about half the size that saw the teams play last month in Minneapolis. Those fans only braved a minus-50 degree wind chill factor wind chill factor Wilderness medicine An index used to adjust the actual air temperature to express the intensity of cooling expected from a cold environment as a function of the ambient temperature and wind speed; the WCF is a measure of the effect of air to attend that game. Unlike that contest - won by Minnesota and part of a nine-game Clippers losing streak - the Clippers asserted their dominance over a team that they should be able to handle. L.A.'s last four wins (Phoenix twice, Vancouver, Minnesota) have come against struggling teams the Clippers must beat to have any chance at securing a playoff berth. "We have enough talent to get some wins this year," Brent Barry said. "There's no telling where we can go from here." The Timberwolves (8-25) cut the deficit to 75-72 before the Clippers rebuilt their comfortable advantage. |
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