<div align="center"> <span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:100%">@</span> March 1, 2007 - 10:30 pm ET<span style="color:#FF0000">Game on TNT</span></div> <span style="color:#FF0000">Los Angeles Clippers</span> <span style="color:#3333FF">(28-29)</span><span style="color:#3333FF">PG</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">Sam Cassell</span> <span style="color:#3333FF">SG</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">Quinton Ross</span> <span style="color:#3333FF">SF</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">Corey Maggette</span> <span style="color:#3333FF">PF</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">Tim Thomas</span> <span style="color:#3333FF">C</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">Elton Brand</span><span style="color:#3333FF">Key Bench Players:</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">Cuttino Mobley, Chris Kaman, Daniel Ewing</span><span style="color:#006600">Seattle Sonics</span> <span style="color:#FFCC00">(22-35)</span><span style="color:#FFCC00">PG</span> <span style="color:#006600">Luke Ridnour</span> <span style="color:#FFCC00">SG</span> <span style="color:#006600">Ray Allen</span> <span style="color:#FFCC00">SF</span> <span style="color:#006600">Rashard Lewis</span> <span style="color:#FFCC00">PF</span> <span style="color:#006600">Nick Collison</span> <span style="color:#FFCC00">C</span> <span style="color:#006600">Chris Wilcox</span> <span style="color:#FFCC00">Key Bench Players:</span> <span style="color:#006600">Earl Watson, Damien Wilkins, Johan Petro</span> Injury Report<span style="color:#3333FF">LAC:</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">Shaun Livingston is out for season (torn ACL, torn MCL, torn PCL, torn Lateral Meniscus, dislocated knee)</span><span style="color:#FFCC00">SEA:</span> <span style="color:#006600">Robert Swift is out for season (torn ACL)</span> Who To Watch Out For<span style="color:#FF0000">Elton Brand</span><span style="color:#3333FF">Season Stats: 20.7 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 2.4 apg, 2.3 bpg</span><span style="color:#FF0000">Sam Cassell</span><span style="color:#3333FF">Season Stats: 14.0 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 5.2 apg</span><span style="color:#FF0000">Corey Maggette</span><span style="color:#3333FF">Season Stats: 15.2 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 2.1 apg</span><span style="color:#006600">Ray Allen</span><span style="color:#FFCC00">Season Stats: 26.4 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 4.2 apg</span><span style="color:#006600">Rashard Lewis</span><span style="color:#FFCC00">Season Stats: 21.7 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 2.3 apg</span><span style="color:#006600">Chris Wilcox</span><span style="color:#FFCC00">Season Stats: 12.8 ppg, 7.5 rpg</span> Rookie Watch <span style="color:#FFCC00">SEA:</span> <span style="color:#006600">Mouhamed Sene</span><span style="color:#000000">Overall Selection: 10</span><span style="color:#FFCC00">Season Stats:</span> <span style="color:#006600">1.4 ppg, 1.3 rpg</span> <span style="color:#FFCC00">SEA:</span> <span style="color:#006600">Mickael Gelabale</span><span style="color:#000000">Overall Selection: Undrafted</span><span style="color:#FFCC00">Season Stats:</span> <span style="color:#006600">4.6 ppg, 2.4 rpg</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">LA's X-Factor</span><span style="color:#FF0000">Quinton Ross</span><span style="color:#3333FF">Season Stats: 5.5 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.1 apg</span><span style="color:#3333FF">Season Stats: 6.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.2 apg</span><span style="color:#FF0000">The defensive specialist has his work cut out for him once again. Today's assignment: one of the best shooters in NBA history: Ray Allen.</span><span style="color:#006600">Seattle's X-Factor</span><span style="color:#006600">Nick Collison</span><span style="color:#FFCC00">Season Stats: 9.9 ppg, 8.0 rpg</span><span style="color:#FFCC00">As A Starter: 12.4 ppg, 9.6 rpg</span><span style="color:#006600">Collison was very disappointing to begin the season, but in the past couple months, he has really played good basketball. When healthy and when confident, Collison is a double-double threat every night. With Brand and Kaman on that front line for LA, he'll need to get that double-digit figure in that rebounding column.</span> <div align="center">Key Matchup vs. <span style="color:#FF0000">Corey Maggette</span> <span style="color:#000000">vs.</span> <span style="color:#006600">Rashard Lewis</span></div><span style="color:#000000">Both are very good players, but different kinds of players. Maggette is built like a refrigerator and he is a very explosive athlete. Lewis is more of a pure shooter, but when he wants to, he can take it strong as well.</span> CelticBalla's Extra Thoughts/NotesThese two played each other last night in LA, the Clippers won the game. CelticBalla's PredictionI think Seattle will win this one. I think they will put on a shooting clinic and close the game out at home. It could go either way, but I'll go out on a limb and go with the underdogs tonight.
Wow, this was an UGLY game.- Neither team got any production from their bench tonight, they combined for 18 total bench points.- Nick Collison was impressive, he's really been playing great the last 20+ games.- Rashard Lewis came up huge for Seattle in the 4th quarter hitting a few clutch buckets.- Chris Wilcox was cleaning up the offensive glass to perfection tonight, he grabbed a ton of offensive boards.
