CLIPS DON'T BELIEVE HYPE NO SELLOUT AT STAPLES, BUT L.A. BEATS CLEVELAND, JAMES CLIPPERS 90, CLEVELAND 80.Byline: Joe Stevens Staff Writer Quentin Richardson Quentin Richardson (born April 13 1980 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing for the National Basketball Association's New York Knicks. He is a swingman. can be counted on to bop his fists on his head after he makes exciting plays. On Wednesday night, Richardson added another move to his celebratory repertoire - flexing his biceps. Richardson repeatedly flexed his biceps and scored a game-high 25 points, and Corey Maggette Corey Antoine Maggette (born November 12 1979, in Melrose Park, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player, positioned at small forward for the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers. made a key 3-pointer with 46.8 seconds left in the Clippers' 90-80 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers The Cleveland Cavaliers (also known as the Cavs) are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a 1970 expansion team and won their first Eastern Conference Championship in 2007. in front of 17,445 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. . Even with much-hyped rookie LeBron James LeBron James (born December 30 1984) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). in town, the game was not a sellout and the Clippers have yet to fill Staples Center this season. Maggette made a 3-point shot with 46.8 seconds left to give the Clippers an 86-80 lead and sealed the victory. He also added two free throws with 31.6 seconds left to give the Clippers an 88-80 lead. Predrag Drobnjak Predrag Drobnjak (Предград Дробњак) (born October 27 1975) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player currently with Akasvayu Girona [1] also made a key basket, hitting a 20-foot jump shot off a pass by Maggette with 1:48 left to give the Clippers an 82-79 lead. Cleveland (4-15) extended its losing streak to eight games and hasn't won since beating the Clippers on Nov. 18. The Cavs have lost 33 consecutive road games, which is the third-longest road skid in NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= history. The Sacramento Kings hold the record with 43 from the 1989-90 season to 1990-91. ``They're real athletic,'' Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy said. ``I can't tell you why they lost so many in a row on the road.'' The coach pointed out a handful of Cleveland's positives and then said: ``I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. . Maybe their chemistry isn't good. Maybe they're just young.'' Maggette finished with 22 points, and Chris Kaman had 14 points and 14 rebounds for the Clippers (6-8). Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 24 points and 12 rebounds, and Carlos Boozer had 14 points and 21 rebounds for Cleveland, which outrebounded the Clippers 55-39. James had an off night, shooting 2 for 13 for four points. It was the fourth time this season he scored under 10 points, but he did have eight assists and six rebounds. James played 34 minutes, but did not play down the stretch. The Cavs came close to fixing a problem that has been hindering them all season: fourth-quarter meltdowns. However, as they missed key free throws and couldn't get defensive stops, those problems still were there. Joe Stevens, (562) 499-1338 joe.stevens(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Cleveland's LeBron James throws down a dunk, but struggled against the Clippers on Wednesday. Chris Pizello/Associated Press |
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