NBA ROUNDUP: CLIPPERS HELD TO JUST 70.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. About the only news of note about the Clippers' game at the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Knicks on Thursday was what transpired well before tipoff. Patrick Ewing Patrick Aloysius Ewing (born August 5, 1962) is a retired American professional basketball player. He played most of his career with the National Basketball Association's New York Knicks as their starting center and played briefly with the Seattle SuperSonics and Orlando Magic. took part in a shooting drill on the Madison Square Garden Current arenas in the National Hockey League Western Conference Eastern Conference court, popping jumpers from as far as 18 feet about an hour before New York ended a two-game losing streak by holding the Clippers to a season-low point total in a 81-70 loss. ``I wouldn't be surprised if he practiced before the end of the year, but it won't be anything imminent like tomorrow,'' Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy Jeff Van Gundy (born January 19, 1962 in Hemet, California) is an American basketball head coach, most recently with the National Basketball Association's Houston Rockets. Van Gundy attended Nazareth College (1985). said of Ewing, sidelined with a fractured wrist since late December. The Knicks, seventh in the Eastern Conference, moved 3-1/2 games ahead of the eighth-place New Jersey Nets heading into a busy part of the schedule with three road games upcoming in four nights. Larry Johnson scored 21 points, Charles Oakley Charles Oakley (born December 18, 1963 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a retired American professional basketball player who played power forward in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors, Washington Wizards and Houston had 17 and New York's big men had a rare dominating night. In other games: Antonio Davis Antonio Lee Davis (born October 31 1968, in Oakland, California) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player. Davis is also the former president of the NBA Players Association (NBPA). scored 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Indiana survived a furious Minnesota rally for a 111-108 home win. . . . Tim Duncan Timothy "Tim" Theodore Duncan (born April 25 1976 in Christiansted, St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands)[1] is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 6'11" (2. had 22 points and 14 rebounds as host San Antonio won its fourth straight game and stopped Miami's winning streak at seven games by winning 103-89. . . . Jim Jackson had 33 points and 11 assists as Golden State had its best shooting game of the season (52 percent) for a rare road victory, 104-94 over shorthanded Houston, playing without leading rebounder Charles Barkley (shoulder strain) and leading scorer Clyde Drexler (groin strain).. . . Gary Payton scored 22 points as Seattle moved into the lead in the Western Conference playoff race by beating Dallas 107-86. The Sonics (55-18) moved a half-game ahead of idle Utah (54-18) in the race for best record in the conference. CLIPPERS AT PHILADELPHIA Tipoff: 4:30 p.m., CoreStates Center. TV/Radio: No TV; KEZY-FM (95.9), K-LITE-FM (92.7). Clippers (16-57) update: Rodney Rogers (sprained knee) and Maurice Taylor (hyperextended knee) both missed the Knicks game and are listed as day-to-day. Their absence didn't help the Clippers' offense against New York. The Clippers were also hurt by cold shooting from the backcourt of Darrick Martin and James Robinson (4 for 17). Philadelphia (27-46) update: The Sixers are out of the playoff picture but are coming off an impressive victory over the Wizards on Tuesday. Darrick Coleman and Allen Iverson each had 30 points and free-agent-to-be Joe Smith added 15 points. - Scott Wolf CAPTION(S): 2 Boxes Box: (1) CLIPPERS AT PHILADELPHIA (See Text) (2) GAME RECAP |
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