CLIPPERS SILENT DOWN THE STRETCH : DALLAS 93, CLIPPERS 84.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Missing 18 of 24 field-goal attempts in the fourth quarter isn't part of the recipe for success. Ask the Clippers. After pulling to within one point of Dallas in the closing minutes of Thursday's game, the Clippers watched the Mavericks reel off eight straight points and pull away with a 93-84 win to snap a five-game losing streak. The Clippers closed to 81-80 midway through the fourth quarter. But Michael Finley Michael Howard Finley (born March 6, 1973, in Melrose Park, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player who is a member of the NBA's San Antonio Spurs. The 6' 7" shooting guard/small forward was originally drafted out of University of Wisconsin-Madison by the scored six points during an 8-0 run, including a layup with 2:34 left to stretch Dallas' lead to 89-80. 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. had baskets on consecutive possessions as the Clippers trimmed the deficit to 89-84 with 1:12 remaining. But in the final minute Finley made two free throws and Shawn Bradley Shawn Paul Bradley (born March 22 1972) is a retired American 7 ft. 6 in. (2.29 m) basketball player who played center for the Dallas Mavericks (NBA). Born in Landstuhl, West Germany, Bradley grew up in Castle Dale, Utah, in the United States and has dual citizenship. had a tip-in to close out the Clippers. ``We made a comeback and then we couldn't do anything,'' Clippers coach Chris Ford Christopher Joseph Ford (born January 11, 1949 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA) is a former professional basketball player and head coach. A 6' 5" (1.96 m) guard from Villanova University, he played ten seasons (1972-1982) in the NBA as a member of the Detroit Pistons and Boston said. ``Other than that, we didn't execute our offense down the stretch.'' Finley scored 22 points, including three key baskets down the stretch, for the Mavericks, who are 3-0 this season against the Clippers. The Clippers fell to 3-27 overall and 1-15 on the road. Since winning two of four from March 21-27, the Clippers have lost three straight. Lamond Murray's 17 points paced the Clippers, who have lost five of their last six. ``This is a team we should beat,'' said Mavs point guard Steve Nash Steven John Nash, OBC (born February 7, 1974),[1] is a Canadian professional basketball player who plays point guard for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nash was brought up in a family of sportsmen and he excelled in a variety of sports. , who had 12 points, nine assists and seven rebounds. ``With all our lackluster performances, we needed to come out with energy. A loss would have been a nightmare.'' CAPTION(S): Box Box: GAME RECAP |
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