GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: LA CLIPPERS (6-10) at SEATTLE (3-15)

NBA: LA CLIPPERS at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">NBA LA CLIPPERS 72
SEATTLE 85 5:53 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: LA CLIPPERS at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">NBA LA CLIPPERS 80
SEATTLE 89 3:06 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: LA CLIPPERS at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">NBA LA CLIPPERS 83
SEATTLE 93 0:58 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: LA CLIPPERS at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">NBA LA CLIPPERS 88
SEATTLE 95 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: LA CLIPPERS at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
LA CLIPPERS 17 18 26 27 88
SEATTLE 18 25 30 22 95 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: LAC - COREY MAGGETTE 21, CHRIS KAMAN 19,
BREVIN KNIGHT 10
SEA - NICK COLLISON 18, DAMIEN WILKINS 17,
KEVIN DURANT 17</div>

 

NBA: LA CLIPPERS at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
LA CLIPPERS 88
SEATTLE 95 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: LA CLIPPERS at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
LA CLIPPERS 88
SEATTLE 95 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: LA CLIPPERS at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">LA CLIPPERS (88) AT SEATTLE (95)

LA CLIPPERS

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

B KNIGHT G 28:53 3-5 4-4 0 4 4 7 1 0 1 10
Q ROSS G 22:17 2-4 4-4 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 8
C MAGGETTE F 37:00 7-17 8-9 1 3 4 0 2 0 4 23
T THOMAS F 35:15 2-14 2-2 3 4 7 2 3 2 2 7
C KAMAN C 42:18 7-16 5-7 2 12 14 5 2 0 4 19
C MOBLEY 28:52 2-10 3-4 1 3 4 3 4 2 0 8
D DICKAU 19:05 2-6 0-0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 5
A THORNTON 14:47 2-5 2-2 0 3 3 0 1 0 1 6
R PATTERSON 4:46 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
P DAVIS 3:38 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2
A WILLIAMS 3:09 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
J POWELL DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 27-78 30-34 7 32 39 21 20 7 14 88
(.346) (.882) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 14 (0 PTS)

SEATTLE

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

E WATSON G 36:45 4-7 2-4 0 3 3 6 3 1 3 10
K DURANT G 34:54 5-13 7-8 0 7 7 1 4 0 3 18
C WILCOX F 13:02 2-4 0-0 0 2 2 0 5 2 2 4
D WILKINS F 30:17 7-14 0-0 1 1 2 4 3 2 2 17
K THOMAS C 27:06 2-7 1-2 3 6 9 3 3 1 1 5
N COLLISON 35:57 7-12 4-5 1 16 17 3 5 1 2 18
W SZCZERBIAK 24:49 6-8 3-3 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 17
J GREEN 14:33 1-2 2-2 0 3 3 2 1 0 3 4
J PETRO 11:19 1-4 0-0 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 2
M GELABALE 11:18 0-5 0-0 1 2 3 3 0 0 3 0
D WEST DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M SENE DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 35-76 19-24 6 43 49 23 29 8 20 95
(.461) (.792) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 21 (0 PTS)

LA CLIPPERS 17 18 26 27 - 88
SEATTLE 18 25 30 22 - 95

BLOCKED SHOTS: LA CLIPPERS - C KAMAN 5, Q ROSS 3, A THORNTON. SEATTLE -
J PETRO 2, K DURANT 2, N COLLISON.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: LA CLIPPERS 4-13 (.308), C MAGGETTE 1-4, T THOMAS 1-
3, C MOBLEY 1-3, D DICKAU 1-2, A THORNTON 0-1. SEATTLE 6-11 (.545),
K DURANT 1-2, D WILKINS 3-6, W SZCZERBIAK 2-2, M GELABALE 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: DEREK RICHARDSON, GREG WILLARD, TONY BROWN.
A - 10,961. T - 2:22.</div>

 

NBA: LA CLIPPERS at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">LA CLIPPERS (88)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
B Knight 28:53 3-5 4-4 0-4 7 1 10
Q Ross 22:17 2-4 4-4 0-1 1 3 8
C Maggette 37:00 7-17 8-9 1-4 0 2 23
T Thomas 35:15 2-14 2-2 3-7 2 3 7
C Kaman 42:18 7-16 5-7 2-14 5 2 19
C Mobley 28:52 2-10 3-4 1-4 3 4 8
D Dickau 19:05 2-6 0-0 0-1 2 1 5
A Thornton 14:47 2-5 2-2 0-3 0 1 6
R Patterson 4:46 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
P Davis 3:38 0-0 2-2 0-1 1 1 2
A Williams 3:09 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0
J Powell DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 27-78 30-34 7-39 21 20 88
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.346, FT-.882. 3-Point Goals:
4-13, .308 (C Maggette 1-4, T Thomas 1-3, C
Mobley 1-3, D Dickau 1-2, A Thornton 0-1).
Team Rebounds: 7. Blocked Shots:9 (C Kaman 5,
Q Ross 3, A Thornton). Turnovers:14 (C
Maggette 4, C Kaman 4, T Thomas 2, A
Williams, A Thornton, D Dickau, B Knight).
Steals: 7 (T Thomas 2, C Mobley 2, R
Patterson, Q Ross, D Dickau).


SEATTLE (95)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
E Watson 36:45 4-7 2-4 0-3 6 3 10
K Durant 34:54 5-13 7-8 0-7 1 4 18
C Wilcox 13:02 2-4 0-0 0-2 0 5 4
D Wilkins 30:17 7-14 0-0 1-2 4 3 17
K Thomas 27:06 2-7 1-2 3-9 3 3 5
N Collison 35:57 7-12 4-5 1-17 3 5 18
W Szczerbiak 24:49 6-8 3-3 0-1 1 3 17
J Green 14:33 1-2 2-2 0-3 2 1 4
J Petro 11:19 1-4 0-0 0-2 0 2 2
M Gelabale 11:18 0-5 0-0 1-3 3 0 0
D West DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M Sene DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 35-76 19-24 6-49 23 29 95
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.461, FT-.792. 3-Point Goals:
6-11, .545 (K Durant 1-2, D Wilkins 3-6, W
Szczerbiak 2-2, M Gelabale 0-1). Team
Rebounds: 6. Blocked Shots:5 (J Petro 2, K
Durant 2, N Collison). Turnovers:20 (E Watson
3, J Green 3, M Gelabale 3, K Durant 3, C
Wilcox 2, N Collison 2, D Wilkins 2, K
Thomas, J Petro). Steals: 8 (C Wilcox 2, D
Wilkins 2, K Thomas, W Szczerbiak, N
Collison, E Watson).

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LA CLIPPERS 17 18 26 27 - 88
SEATTLE 18 25 30 22 - 95
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Technical fouls: None.
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 10,961. T: 2:22.
Officials: Derek Richardson, Greg Willard,
Tony Brown.</div>

 

SEATTLE (Ticker) -- In his latest outing against a team fromLos Angeles, Nick Collison ended up with a broken nose. OnWednesday, he was the one dishing out the punishment.

Collison set new season highs with 18 points and 17 rebounds forthe Seattle SuperSonics as they posted a 95-88 victory over theLos Angeles Clippers.


A four-year veteran, the 6-10 forward was injured late in thethird quarter of Tuesday night's loss at Los Angeles when he washit in the face as by the Lakers' Kobe Bryant, who made a swipeat the ball. As a result, Collison suffered a fractured rightnasal wall.


Collison was solid throughout, collecting 14 points and 13boards through three quarters as Seattle outscored Los Angelesin each of the first three period. He made 7-of-12 shots in33 minutes.


The Sonics were in command from the second quarter on,methodically building onto a 23-21 lead with 9:41 left in thesecond to enter the break with a 43-35 advantage.


Seattle increased the lead to 73-59 with 1:20 remaining in thethird quarter but saw its lead cut into single digits at 73-64when Clippers guard Dan Dickau hit a 3-pointer to begin thefourth quarter.


Damien Wilkins and Wally Szczerbiak combined for all the pointsduring the ensuing 8-0 run that increased Seattle's lead to81-64 with just over 10 minutes remaining. The Clippers couldnot get any closer than nine points until Cuttino Mobley naileda 3-pointer with 12 seconds left to account for the finalmargin.


Rookie Kevin Durant followed his career-low, six-point game onSunday against Golden State with 18 points for Seattle.

Szczerbiak and Wilkins each scored 17 points for the Sonics, whohave won two out of their last three games after dropping sixstraight.


Corey Maggette scored 23 points and Chris Kaman added 19 and 14rebounds for the Clippers, who lost their seventh straight game- their longest losing streak since February 4-23, 2005, whenthey lost eight consecutive contests.

 

NBA: LA CLIPPERS at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">LA CLIPPERS (88) AT SEATTLE (95)

LA CLIPPERS

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

B KNIGHT G 28:53 3-5 4-4 0 4 4 7 1 0 1 10
Q ROSS G 22:17 2-4 4-4 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 8
C MAGGETTE F 37:00 7-17 8-9 1 3 4 0 2 0 4 23
T THOMAS F 35:15 2-14 2-2 3 4 7 2 3 2 2 7
C KAMAN C 42:18 7-16 5-7 2 12 14 5 2 0 4 19
C MOBLEY 28:52 2-10 3-4 1 3 4 3 4 2 0 8
D DICKAU 19:05 2-6 0-0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 5
A THORNTON 14:47 2-5 2-2 0 3 3 0 1 0 1 6
R PATTERSON 4:46 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
P DAVIS 3:38 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2
A WILLIAMS 3:09 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
J POWELL DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 27-78 30-34 7 32 39 21 20 7 14 88
(.346) (.882) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 14 (8 PTS)

SEATTLE

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

E WATSON G 36:45 4-7 2-4 0 3 3 6 3 1 3 10
K DURANT G 34:54 5-13 7-8 0 7 7 1 4 0 3 18
C WILCOX F 13:02 2-4 0-0 0 2 2 0 5 2 2 4
D WILKINS F 30:17 7-14 0-0 1 1 2 4 3 2 2 17
K THOMAS C 27:06 2-7 1-2 3 6 9 3 3 1 1 5
N COLLISON 35:57 7-12 4-5 1 16 17 3 5 1 2 18
W SZCZERBIAK 24:49 6-8 3-3 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 17
J GREEN 14:33 1-2 2-2 0 3 3 2 1 0 3 4
J PETRO 11:19 1-4 0-0 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 2
M GELABALE 11:18 0-5 0-0 1 2 3 3 0 0 3 0
D WEST DNP - FOOT INJURY
M SENE DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 35-76 19-24 6 43 49 23 29 8 20 95
(.461) (.792) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 21 (19 PTS)

LA CLIPPERS 17 18 26 27 - 88
SEATTLE 18 25 30 22 - 95

BLOCKED SHOTS: LA CLIPPERS - C KAMAN 5, Q ROSS 3, A THORNTON. SEATTLE -
J PETRO 2, K DURANT 2, N COLLISON.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: LA CLIPPERS 4-13 (.308), C MAGGETTE 1-4, T THOMAS 1-
3, C MOBLEY 1-3, D DICKAU 1-2, A THORNTON 0-1. SEATTLE 6-11 (.545),
K DURANT 1-2, D WILKINS 3-6, W SZCZERBIAK 2-2, M GELABALE 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: DEREK RICHARDSON, GREG WILLARD, TONY BROWN.
A - 10,961. T - 2:22.</div>

 

NBA: LA CLIPPERS at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">LA CLIPPERS (88)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
B Knight 28:53 3-5 4-4 0-4 7 1 10
Q Ross 22:17 2-4 4-4 0-1 1 3 8
C Maggette 37:00 7-17 8-9 1-4 0 2 23
T Thomas 35:15 2-14 2-2 3-7 2 3 7
C Kaman 42:18 7-16 5-7 2-14 5 2 19
C Mobley 28:52 2-10 3-4 1-4 3 4 8
D Dickau 19:05 2-6 0-0 0-1 2 1 5
A Thornton 14:47 2-5 2-2 0-3 0 1 6
R Patterson 4:46 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
P Davis 3:38 0-0 2-2 0-1 1 1 2
A Williams 3:09 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0
J Powell DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 27-78 30-34 7-39 21 20 88
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.346, FT-.882. 3-Point Goals:
4-13, .308 (C Maggette 1-4, T Thomas 1-3, C
Mobley 1-3, D Dickau 1-2, A Thornton 0-1).
Team Rebounds: 7. Blocked Shots:9 (C Kaman 5,
Q Ross 3, A Thornton). Turnovers:14 (C
Maggette 4, C Kaman 4, T Thomas 2, A
Williams, A Thornton, D Dickau, B Knight).
Steals: 7 (T Thomas 2, C Mobley 2, R
Patterson, Q Ross, D Dickau).


SEATTLE (95)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
E Watson 36:45 4-7 2-4 0-3 6 3 10
K Durant 34:54 5-13 7-8 0-7 1 4 18
C Wilcox 13:02 2-4 0-0 0-2 0 5 4
D Wilkins 30:17 7-14 0-0 1-2 4 3 17
K Thomas 27:06 2-7 1-2 3-9 3 3 5
N Collison 35:57 7-12 4-5 1-17 3 5 18
W Szczerbiak 24:49 6-8 3-3 0-1 1 3 17
J Green 14:33 1-2 2-2 0-3 2 1 4
J Petro 11:19 1-4 0-0 0-2 0 2 2
M Gelabale 11:18 0-5 0-0 1-3 3 0 0
D West DNP - FOOT INJURY
M Sene DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 35-76 19-24 6-49 23 29 95
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.461, FT-.792. 3-Point Goals:
6-11, .545 (K Durant 1-2, D Wilkins 3-6, W
Szczerbiak 2-2, M Gelabale 0-1). Team
Rebounds: 6. Blocked Shots:5 (J Petro 2, K
Durant 2, N Collison). Turnovers:20 (E Watson
3, J Green 3, M Gelabale 3, K Durant 3, C
Wilcox 2, N Collison 2, D Wilkins 2, K
Thomas, J Petro). Steals: 8 (C Wilcox 2, D
Wilkins 2, K Thomas, W Szczerbiak, N
Collison, E Watson).

-------------------------------------------
LA CLIPPERS 17 18 26 27 - 88
SEATTLE 18 25 30 22 - 95
-------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: None.
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 10,961. T: 2:22.
Officials: Derek Richardson, Greg Willard,
Tony Brown.</div>

 

SEATTLE (Ticker) -- In his latest outing against a team fromLos Angeles, Nick Collison ended up with a broken nose. OnWednesday, he was the one dishing out the punishment.

Collison set new season highs with 18 points and 17 rebounds forthe Seattle SuperSonics as they posted a 95-88 victory over theLos Angeles Clippers.


A four-year veteran, the 6-10 forward was injured late in thethird quarter of a loss at Los Angeles on November 27 when hewas hit in the face as by the Lakers' Kobe Bryant, who made aswipe at the ball. As a result, Collison suffered a fracturedright nasal wall and missed the last three games.


Collison was solid throughout, collecting 14 points and 13boards through three quarters as Seattle outscored Los Angelesin each of the first three periods. He made 7-of-12 shots in 33minutes.


"Getting Nick Collison back was enormous," Sonics coach P.J.Carlesimo said. "This was his best game all year. He wasfresh, but he did everything. He defended really well and hewas a monster on the boards."


The Sonics were in command from the second quarter on,methodically building onto a 23-21 lead with 9:41 left in thesecond to enter the break with a 43-35 advantage.


"I felt good out there, I felt fresh," Collison said. "Younever want to get hurt, but I think the rest might have helpedme. I had a lot more energy than I've been having the last fewgames."


Seattle increased the lead to 73-59 with 1:20 remaining in thethird quarter but saw its lead cut into single digits at 73-64when Clippers guard Dan Dickau hit a 3-pointer to begin thefourth quarter.


Damien Wilkins and Wally Szczerbiak combined for all the pointsduring the ensuing 8-0 run that increased Seattle's lead to81-64 with just over 10 minutes remaining. The Clippers couldnot get any closer than nine points until Cuttino Mobley naileda 3-pointer with 12 seconds left to account for the finalmargin.


Rookie Kevin Durant followed his career-low, six-point game onSunday against Golden State with 18 points for Seattle.

"The previous game, we played terrible," Durant said. "Wewanted to bounce back and get a win. We weathered the storm.They made a surge and kept coming back but we were aggressiveand went to the basket and kept getting fouled. And today, wedid a great job of contesting shots."


Szczerbiak and Wilkins each scored 17 points for the Sonics, whohave won two out of their last three games after dropping sixstraight.


Corey Maggette scored 23 points and Chris Kaman added 19 and 14rebounds for the Clippers, who lost their seventh straight game- their longest losing streak since February 4-23, 2005, whenthey lost eight consecutive contests.


"We probably missed 15 layups, and it's not like we had DikembeMutombo sitting over there blocking shots," Clippers coach MikeDunleavy said. "We got to the rim and we didn't finish. Thatallowed them to keep their lead."


Forward Tim Thomas, who was just two-of-14 from the field andfinished with seven points, echoed his coach's thoughts.

"It was one of those nights," Thomas said. "It seemed like wemissed everything, chippies and, of course, the long-rangeshots. You take your chances with those, but you havepoint-blank layups and we're missing those."