CLIPPERS STUMBLE AGAIN : PHILADELPHIA 101 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. Derrick Coleman Derrick D. Coleman (born June 21 1967, in Mobile, Alabama) is a retired American basketball player in the NBA. Coleman grew up and attended high school in Detroit, Michigan and attended college at Syracuse University. had 21 points and 20 rebounds and Allen Iverson <noinclude></noinclude> Allen Ezail Iverson (born June 7, 1975, in Hampton, Virginia[1]), nicknamed A.I. and The Answer, is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association. had 24 points and 13 assists Thursday night as the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a five-game losing streak with a 101-84 victory over the Clippers. Clarence Weatherspoon Clarence Weatherspoon (born September 8 1970 in Crawford, Mississippi) is a professional basketball player in the NBA. After a college career at The University of Southern Mississippi, Weatherspoon was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers as the ninth pick in the 1992 NBA added 24 points and 10 rebounds for Philadelphia, which has beaten the Clippers 22 of the last 24 times they have played in Philadelphia. Darrick Martin Darrick David Martin (born March 6, 1971 in Denver, Colorado, United States) is an American professional basketball player, currently with the NBA's Toronto Raptors. Martin has became known as a solid veteran who provided quality minutes as a reserve, maintaining a career free had 12 points to lead the Clippers. Clippers coach Bill Fitch wasn't surprised at what Coleman did. ``Derrick Coleman is capable of doing things like that every night. He's a terrific talent and can take over a game just like he did tonight,'' Fitch said. What bothered him was the way the Clippers lost a 10-point lead in the second period. ``Right before the half was the beginning of the end for us.'' he said. ``We let them get their confidence back and we took some awful shots.'' The Clippers, who carry a six-game road losing streak into Charlotte tonight, closed to 79-72 with 9:25 left, but a 10-2 spurt by the 76ers pushed the lead to 89-74 with 5:15 to go. The Clippers never got closer than 10 points the rest of the way. |
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