SOMETHING MISSING IN CLIPPERS' LOSS WITHOUT KAMAN, MAGGETTE, L.A. IS NO MATCH FOR SAN ANTONIO SAN ANTONIO 103, CLIPPERS 81.Byline: RICH HAMMOND Rich Hammond Los Angeles Daily News sports writer. Instrumental in bringing the Los Angeles Kings hockey organization closer to the fans. He is the atypical "what a guy" to Kings fans everywhere. Rich Hammond on himself. Staff Writer Just the thought of playing San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. again might have been enough to make any Clipper feel ill. A stomach virus, not any type of anxiety, felled Clippers center Chris Kaman Christopher Zane Kaman (born April 28 1982, in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers. Kaman stands seven feet tall (213 cm) and weighs 265 pounds (120 kg). and kept him out of Monday's game against the Spurs, and sixth man 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. sat out with a bruised left knee. So just 72 hours after their 29-point beatdown in San Antonio, the shorthanded Clippers faced the Spurs again and hoped for the best.Instead they got the worst, or pretty close to it, as the Spurs clobbered the Clippers again and earned a 103-81 victory in front of 18,147 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. . The Clippers needed their best in order to hang with the Spurs but didn't get anything resembling it. San Antonio built a 16-point lead less than eight minutes into the game as the Clippers missed 10 of their first 13 shots. San Antonio got a typically balanced effort, as Brent Barry Brent Robert Barry (born December 31, 1971 in Hempstead, New York) is an American professional basketball player currently with the NBA's San Antonio Spurs. He is known by his nickname, "Bones", and stands 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m). (24 points), Tony Parker This article is about the French basketball player. For the American basketball player, see Anthony Parker. For other uses, see Anthony Parker (disambiguation). William Anthony "Tony" Parker[1] (born May 17 1982 (21), Manu Ginobili (18) and 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. (17) led the Spurs. Reserve Paul Davis Paul Davis may refer to:
All the drama was gone early, except to see if the Spurs could top Friday's 111-82 victory over the Clippers. By halftime, the Spurs led 59-42 and already had four players in double figures in points. San Antonio led by as many as 23 points in the fourth quarter. The Clippers did little to stop the Spurs' backcourt. With the big men, particularly Duncan and Francisco Elson Francisco Marinho Robby Elson (born February 28 1976 in Rotterdam, Netherlands) is a Dutch professional basketball player of Surinamese descent.[1] At 7' 0" (2. , moving the ball effectively in the post, San Antonio's guards thrived. In the first half, Ginobili, Parker and Barry combined to make 12 of 18 shots for 37 points. Health and timing both conspired against the Clippers on Monday.The Spurs spent the previous night stewing in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. after a seven-point loss to the Lakers and figured to be a tad bit motivated. Without Kaman, who has been inconsistent but remains a disruptive force on defense, the Clippers figured to have a hard time defending Duncan, a task that fell to Brand and Aaron Williams. Duncan, held to 16 points against the Lakers and outplayed in stretches by teenager Andrew Bynum, turned in a facilitator against the Clippers and burned them with his passing. Duncan had six assists in the first six minutes and was efficient in his scoring, making 7 of 10 shots. At one point in the second quarter, the Clippers were shooting 27 percent for the game. Despite their uneven start to this season, the Clippers still think of themselves as contenders in the Western Conference, which turns games against the Spurs into measuring-stick contests. Coach Mike Dunleavy wouldn't attach any extra significance to the game, perhaps knowing that without Kaman and Maggette, the Clippers 3/8 chances of victory tilted from slim to none. Before the end of the first quarter, the Clippers had already rotated little-used reserves Davis and Daniel Ewing into the game, and the Clippers had already shown that they would offer little resistance. The Lakers had succeeded a night earlier by forcing the Spurs into turnovers, but San Antonio improved its ball movement greatly on Monday and got a series of open looks that buried the Clippers early. San Antonio made 8 of its first 11 shots and opened a 23-7 lead with 4:19 left in the first quarter. The Clippers stabilized late in the second quarter and made 8 of their last 10 shots to take some momentum into halftime, and that carried over to a strong effort in the opening minutes of the third. Cuttino Mobley's dunk cut the Clippers' deficit to 63-50 three minutes into the third quarter, but the Spurs scored the next six points. Parker scored 11 in the period and the Spurs pulled away again. The Clippers face Utah on Wednesday and should have both Kaman and Maggette back. Maggette injured his knee in Saturday's victory over Memphis and is considered day to day. Reserve forward Tim Thomas was limited to four minutes due to an injured right index finger. rich.hammond@dailynews.com (818) 713-3611 CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Clippers forward Elton Brand shoots over SanAntonio's Bruce Bowen during Monday's game at Staples Center. (2) Sam Cassell complains about a non-call to an official during the Clippers' loss to SanAntonio. Cassell had just two points in 10 minutes. (3) The Clippers' Quinton Ross, left, challenges San Antonio's Michael Finley as he goes up for a shot. Michael Owen Baker/Staff Photographer |
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