YOGI NO PICNIC FOR CLIPPERS.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. Around his hometown of Sacramento, Michael Stewart Michael Stewart may refer to:
n. pl. yo·gis One who practices yoga. [Hindi yog .'' That's what Kings fans and his own coach were chanting Tuesday night after the rookie center singlehandedly demoralized de·mor·al·ize tr.v. de·mor·al·ized, de·mor·al·iz·ing, de·mor·al·iz·es 1. To undermine the confidence or morale of; dishearten: an inconsistent policy that demoralized the staff. the Clippers. Stewart tied Duane Causwell's franchise record with nine blocks in helping the Kings pull away in the second half for a 105-89 victory. Stewart established a new franchise record with six blocks in the third quarter as Sacramento broke the game open by outscoring the Clippers 34-16. The undrafted free-agent finished with 14 rebounds and seven points in helping to limit the Clippers to 38 second-half points. ``If you take away those blocks Stewart had, that's another 14 to 16 points we could have had,'' said Rodney Rogers Rodney Ray Rogers (born June 20, 1971, in Durham, North Carolina) is a retired American basketball player who last played power forward for the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers. Rogers played college basketball at Wake Forest University from 1990 until 1993. , who led the Clippers with 18 points. Stewart, a former Kings ballboy Ballboy may refer to:
``Hopefully this record won't last too long,'' said Stewart, who entered the game as the league's fourth leading shot-blocker (2.58 per game). ``Hopefully I can break this a few more times.'' The Clippers were also convinced the 6-foot-10 Stewart was the difference. They shot 7 of 27 in the third quarter and trailed 84-67 heading into the fourth. Clippers coach Bill Fitch William Fitch (born May 19 1934 in Davenport, Iowa) is a former NBA coach who has been successful in making teams playoff contenders throughout his coaching career. Before entering the professional ranks he coached college ball at the University of Minnesota, Bowling Green State liked his team's effort in the first half. It outscored Sacramento 30-24 in the second quarter to take a one-point lead into halftime. But the Clippers were clearly outhustled in the second half. ``We had guys on the floor in the second half, either out of position or playing tired,'' Fitch said. ``We were getting killed on the boards, which allowed Stewart to cheat and come off his man. He didn't block all those shots on the guy he was guarding.'' Lemond Murray finished with 17 points for L.A., which had its modest three-game losing streak snapped. Both 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). and Darrick Martin finished with 12 points. The Kings have been a different team with Stewart in the starting lineup. Since taking over for Olden Polynice, the Kings have gone 7-4 and currently own a season-best three-game win streak. ``Yogi has been very important,'' Kings' coach Eddie Jordan said. ``With him, we start off the game in a defensive posture. That's very important to winning in the NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= .'' CLIPPERS vs. VANCOUVER Tipoff: 7:30 p.m., the Sports Arena TV/Radio: No TV; KEZY-FM (95.9); K-LITE-FM (92.7). Clippers (8-25) update: The Clippers, who had their three-game winning streak snapped in Sacramento on Tuesday, play the last game of a five-game stretch against teams with losing records. . . . They play the Lakers on Friday before embarking on a key six-game road trip to the East Coast. . . . Lorenzen Wright missed his second consecutive game on Tuesday with a sprained left knee ligament and is questionable for tonight's game. He averaged 16.4 points and 15.7 rebounds in his previous nine games. Grizzlies The name Grizzlies may refer to:
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